Newcastle United are reportedly keen to sign Real Madrid star Isco.
Super Deporte have claimed the Magpies are interested in the Spanish playmaker, who is also wanted by ex-Toon manager Rafa Benitez.
Currently, the 29-year-old is struggling a little at the Bernabeu.
He has started just two matches in La Liga so far, and has not featured since a game against Villarreal at the end of September.
He has had injury problems, but was back on the bench last weekend against Elche.
Isco has been with Real for a long time now.
He joined the club back in 2013 from Malaga, and has racked up 342 appearances to date.
He’s won 16 trophies, including four Champions Leagues and two league titles.
Isco is actually out of contract at the end of the season, and it could be that Real finally offload him in January so as not to lose him for free.
Super Deporte say Newcastle and Juventus are the most interested sides at the moment.
Newcastle do need a creative midfielder, but arguably, a move for Isco would be a bit of risk.
Newcastle want Isco, but his form is worry
In his earlier years at Real, Isco really was one of the world’s top attacking midfielders.
But in recent seasons he just hasn’t made much of an impact for the Galacticos.
Since the start of the 2018/19 season, he has scored just 10 goals and five assists across all competitions.
Last term was particularly challenging for him, with injuries and a lack of form leading him to finish the campaign with no goals and two assists.
Perhaps Isco, who has 38 caps for Spain, is ready for a fresh start.
But Newcastle, who are facing the threat of relegation, might not be the environment in which he’d flourish.
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