Report: Real Madrid may offer 2 young players to Newcastle in deal for Sissoko
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Real Madrid could reportedly sacrifice two youngsters in order to lower Moussa Sissoko's price tag.
According to Louise Taylor of the Guardian, Real Madrid may offer two young players to Newcastle United on season-long loans in order to land Sissoko, who the Magpies value at £35 million. The Championship club is apparently expecting Los Blancos to submit a formal bid and, resigned to losing the French midfielder, hopes that a deal can quickly be made.
Based on Taylor's report, the two young players will probably be Mariano Diaz, a striker who scored 30 goals through 40 appearances for Real Madrid Castilla last season, and Marcos Llorente, an intelligent and determined playmaker who is the son of Paco Llorente.
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Real Madrid is allegedly aware that Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Everton, West Bromwich Albion, and Crystal Palace are tracking Sissoko, but believes that the 26-year-old's heart lies in Spain.
Newcastle appears to have already found a successor to Sissoko, as the Magpies allegedly triggered Mohamed Diame's £4.5-million release clause and scheduled a medical for the Senegalese international on Tuesday.
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Although he was ultimately unable to save Newcastle from relegation, Sissoko tallied seven assists while appearing in all but one of the club's Premier League fixtures last season and was subsequently called up to France's squad for Euro 2016.