Real Madrid Highjacks Isco From Manchester City

Real Madrid Highjacks Isco From Manchester City

Real Madrid are set to sign Isco from Malaga, according to Spanish sports daily Marca.

The Spain under-21 midfielder dazzled in the European Championships this month, but new Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini had hoped he could convince the playmaker to follow him to Eastlands.

Instead, it is a move to the Spanish capital for Isco - full name Francisco Román Alarcón - for a reported fee of £20.4million plus another £2.5million in incentives.

Madrid had looked at the possibility of including makeweights such as Jose Maria Callejon or Alvaro Morata but the deal reported by the Spanish press is a cash-only transfer.

Carlo Ancelotti should be unveiled at the Bernabeu shortly following Paris Saint-Germain's hiring of Laurent Blanc.