Isco and Manchester City will forever be entwined.
When the Spanish international was leaving Malaga, it was thought for a long time that his destination would be Manchester City.
There were countless reports, some of them reliable, in Spain about Isco swapping Malaga for the English club, but then Real Madrid came in and the decision was made.
Those close links meant there’d always be rumours, and Pep Guardiola’s arrival only served to encourage them more.
Don Balon have been pushing it more than most, and the Spanish website, fond of wild and perhaps imagined claims, believe there’s been a call from Pep Guardiola which ‘changes everything’.
The Manchester City manager is said to have contacted Isco’s representatives and made a ‘direct request’. Moving to the English club is stated as ‘especially tempting’ for Isco, but he prioritises a Real Madrid stay, as long as he’ll be an important player there.
Don Balon forget that not so long ago they said Guardiola had lost interest in Isco, turning his eyes to Marco Asensio instead.
Sport Witness never forgets.
