Real Madrid are prepared to pay €155m for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to the Corriere dello Sport and AS.
The Serbia international impressed at the World Cup after two excellent campaigns in Serie A and the Europa League.
Manchester United, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain had also been interested, while Juventus have put their resources into a €100m swoop for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Real Madrid are prepared to pay €155m for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to the Corriere dello Sport and AS.
The Serbia international impressed at the World Cup after two excellent campaigns in Serie A and the Europa League.
Manchester United, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain had also been interested, while Juventus have put their resources into a €100m swoop for Cristiano Ronaldo.
It is that deal which could fund Real Madrid’s pursuit of Milinkovic-Savic.
The 23-year-old’s agent Mateja Kezman spotted at a lunch meeting with Lazio President Claudio Lotito and director of sport Igli Tare by Il Tempo newspaper.
Milinkovic-Savic has always admitted to being a Real Madrid supporter after spending his childhood in Spain.
Other candidates to cover the Cristiano Ronaldo shaped hole at the Bernabeu include Eden Hazard of Chelsea, Inter striker Mauro Icardi and Bayern Munich hitman Robert Lewandowski.