Barcelona and Real Madrid to battle it out for €65 million Manchester United superstar, Chelsea and AC Milan to pull off stunning swap deal and more: Transfer Roundup, 23 December 2018

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Dec 23, 2018 13:15 GMT

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Isco plotting a move to Manchester City

Isco responds to the Santiago Bernabeu crowd after they booed him for the length of a match in the Champions League

Isco, who has fallen out of favour at Real Madrid and with his future hanging in the balance, is now looking to plot a move to Manchester City, as per The Daily Express. As Real Madrid look increasingly closer to securing the signing of Eden Hazard, Isco believes that his time at the Santiago Bernabeu may well be up.

Manchester City are not keen on doing business in January but are reportedy weighing up a move for the Spaniard in the summer. Pep Guardiola is a fan of the attacking midfielder and will reportedly take him to Etihad at the blink of an eye.

Hazard's contract will run out at the end of next season and hence, selling him this season will be their last chance at cashing in on the Belgian. Meanwhile, Isco was recently booed throughout the game at the Santiago Bernabeu by the faithful and the relationship between the player as the club has strained considerably following Julen Lopetegui's exit.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

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