Real Madrid are reportedly ready to consider a transfer swoop for Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot this summer.
The France international has also been linked with Manchester United today by Paris United (translated by Calciomercato), though time is fast running out for the Red Devils to get signings in.
It seems likely United will now miss out, and Don Balon report that Madrid are looking into signing Rabiot as a replacement for Mateo Kovacic after his loan move to Chelsea yesterday.
Rabiot seems an ideal addition for Real, though he’s also said by Don Balon to be seen as a key player in PSG’s first-team.
The French giants are under new management this season, with Thomas Tuchel replacing Unai Emery as head coach at the Parc des Princes.
It could then be that Rabiot will see reduced playing time if the new manager has different ideas about how to set up his team.
And, of course, few can resist the prestige of playing for an elite club like Madrid, who have won the Champions League for the last three years running while this expensively-assembled PSG squad continue to struggle to make progress in the competition.
United could also have done with a little more in midfield this season, with Michael Carrick retiring and with Paul Pogba struggling at Old Trafford.
However, it is surely too late for them for this summer as just minutes remain until the 5pm deadline for English clubs.
The rest of Europe, however, have longer to get signings in.