Following the departure of midfield talisman Santi Cazorla from Manuel Pellegrini’s Malaga side last summer, Los Boquerones look set to lose yet another important creative asset in the form of highly-rated youngster Isco who looks set to move to Man City in January according to goal.com.
The plucky Spaniard has a buy-out clause fee of around £17.5 million and City boss Roberto Mancini looks to capitalise on this relatively low amount by acting sooner rather than later as a contract renewal for the twenty year-old is reportedly in the pipeline. If Isco does decide to stay at Malaga by signing on for a new deal, this would raise the value of the young starlet to over £30 million – an amount that not even Man City would be willing to pay.
Malaga CF have coped extremely well despite the departures of key players prior to the start of the 2012/2013 season. Pint-sized midfielder Santi Cazorla and athletic striker Jose Rondon left the sunny Andalucian coast this year amid the financial turmoil that has plauged the club recently.
Despite all these ongoing issues however, Manuel Pellegrini’s side have coped relatively well and find themselves in sixth position in the La Primera division and comfortably booked themselves a spot in the knock-out stages of the Champion’s League, something ironically that Manchester City have failed to do for the second season running.
With all the star-studded names that already occupy Man City’s growing roster of players, it is quite baffling that Mancini would opt to sign young Isco with Spaniard David Silva and ex-Barca midfielder Yaya Toure already on the books. Should he leave in the winter transfer window however, this would no doubt put a huge dampener on Malaga’s hopes of achieving Champion’s League qualification for the second year running as they currently lie three points behind fourth-placed Real Betis in La Primera Division.
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Founder and chief editor of La Liga Blog, Andy fell in love with Spanish football after a university placement year in the Costa Del Sol. His favourite Tapas is Albondigas and on Saturday afternoons, Andy can regularly be found trying to emulate his hero Carles Puyol for his amateur football team.
It isn’t baffling that they want Isco at all. They have two creative midfielders and only one of them plays well consistently. He’s also ludicrously cheap for a player of his ability, £17.5m is a bargain.
I really hate man city. Will be so glad when they and chelski sink back to the mediocrity that is written into their DNA.
These petro doped clubs are just tearing the fabric of the beautiful game to shreds. Such a shame!
Baffling. City have already got Joe Hart, why do they need another player? Ruining football (for United fans)