Real Madrid are reportedly increasingly confident of clinching a transfer deal for Manchester City wonderkid Phil Foden.
The talented 20-year-old has long looked a big prospect at City, but his current situation seems to have alerted Madrid and given them a boost in their pursuit, according to the Daily Mirror.
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Foden has not been playing as much as some might have expected this season, and the Mirror claim Real could try to take advantage.
The report suggests that the England international fits the bill for Los Blancos as they look to recruit some top young players to build for the future.
This makes sense for the Spanish giants as they face the tough task of replacing something of a Golden Generation at the Bernabeu.
Players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have already moved on, and the likes of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema are not getting any younger.
That could mean it is soon important to land someone like Foden and help Zinedine Zidane rebuild his squad in the years to come.
City will surely hope they can persuade their homegrown prodigy to stay put, however, as he seems the ideal successor to recently-departed club legend David Silva.
Who makes these stories up! Never gonna leave his beloved club and go to a club were far better than concentrate on salah going their ah well the gutter anti mcfc press who get dug up every morning to make things up
Real Madrid the club you’d chose to go to when your career is over. The reality is any player worth it will be frustrated at not playing but that doesn’t mean they’d want to leave.