Isco’s future at Real Madrid has been the topic of hot debate with the Spain midfielder falling out of favour under boss Santiago Solari.
The 26-year-old has been restricted to five starts for Los Blancos this season making only a further 10 appearances from the bench.
Naturally there is increased talk Isco will exit Madrid in the summer with a number of interested parties said to monitoring his situation.
And one of those could actually be a lot closer to home. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has stirred the pot by revealing he would be willing to broach the subject of buying Isco with Real counterpart Florentino Perez if head coach Ernesto Valverde gave the green light.
“If our coaches asked us for a player and they want to leave Madrid, of course we would sign them,” Bartomeu told El Partidazo de COPE.
“But it has not happened since I’m here.
“There are no non-aggression pacts. Each one tries to make their team more competitive.
Josep Maria Bartomeu
“Isco? For the sake of Real Madrid I would speak with the president of Real Madrid.”
The playmaker is contracted at Real until 2022.