Real Madrid outcast Isco might relish a move to the Premier League with Pep Guardiola’s Man City and Unai Emery’s Arsenal apparently interested.
Real Madrid could cash in on Isco for around £60 million in January, according to The Express, amid claims that Manchester City and Arsenal are ready to welcome the seldom-seen playmaker to the Premier League with open arms.
Both City and The Gunners have two of the most talented number 10s in world football at their disposal but the futures of David Silva and Mesut Ozil appear to lie away from England.
Modern-day legend Silva has already announced that he will leave the Etihad at the end of the season while Ozil, who made just his third appearance of the season during the 5-5 EFL Cup thriller against Liverpool, has found himself well down the pecking order under Unai Emery of late.
Isco, a twinkle-toed midfielder, has been strangely ostracised since Zinedine Zidane returned to the Santiago Bernabau, starting just two La Liga games this season. As a result, he has been lined up as Silva’s long-term successor, according to the Express.
AS, meanwhile, claimed that Arsenal are following the situation closely too with the former Malaga starlet potentially available on loan as he looks to secure his place in the Spain squad ahead of next summer’s European Championships.
A permanent deal, meanwhile, could cost £60 million – a fee that would require City to equal their transfer record, though Pep Guardiola has played down the spending power available to the Premier League champions of late.
And it seems unlikely that Arsenal will be spending such a staggering fee in the winter, having only recently invested £72 million in Nicolas Pepe.
A loan move appears the most likely scenario for Isco.
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