4) William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon to Real Madrid)
One of Europe’s top young midfielders, it makes sense that Real Madrid are leading the chase for Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho, who’d offer more physicality in the middle of the park than the likes of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.
3) Asier Illarramendi (Real Madrid to Liverpool)
Linked with Liverpool for so much of the summer, reports suggest this deal could finally be close to completion, and should hinge very much on whether or not Real land Carvalho.
