Spanish news outlet, Don Balon has reported that Manchester United are ready to make a whopping €200m bid for Real Madrid’s Isco Alarcon in order to answer their creative problems. The 25-year-old has been at the heart of heavy transfer speculation since the January transfer window and it looks like Jose Mourinho might be joining in the race to sign the attacking midfielder.
Isco can almost be termed as the manager’s favourite, judging by the biases he has enjoyed over the past couple of season. James Rodriguez had to find a different club to play for after the 25-year-old started ahead of him time and time again. His talents are undeniable – the silky touch to beat defenders with just his first touch, an ability to break opposition defences with a quick pass. However, it looks like his form has dropped in recent times and the Spanish international has failed to uphold his own standards.
Real Madrid in itself are undergoing a slump after winning the UEFA Champions League for two seasons in a row. The entire Galactico side has been caught out snoozing in the domestic competitions with their bitter rivals, Barcelona running away with the La Liga title.
Zinedine Zidane’s side did themselves no favours last month by bowing out of the Copa Del Rey with a 1-2 loss against Leganes and this has not only infuriated the fans at Santiago Bernabeu but the club president, Florentino Perez as well.
Perez has been plotting a transfer move for Brazilian superstar from Paris Saint-Germain for quite some time now and he would have to offload a few talents in order to make way for the winger. Neymar transferred to Paris Saint-Germain only last summer which marked him to be the most expensive player in the world closely followed by Kylian Mbappe and the bosses at the Bernabeu would love to see him play in Madrid jersey next season.
Earlier in the season plenty of reports came out which revealed Cristiano Ronaldo’s probable fall out with the Madrid management. The Portuguese international’s future with the Los Blancos is uncertain and the club wants to bring in a superstar to replace him.
The Manchester United midfield has struggled to formulate attacks without the help of Paul Pogba in the team who is currently their best creative spark. Alexis Sanchez has yet to get going for the Red Devils and Mourinho needs someone who can link up the team better alongside the French international. A player like Isco might be a very good addition in that respect for the 13 time Premier League champions.
