Chelsea have moved to beat Arsenal and Manchester City in the race to sign Real Madrid playmaker Isco during the January transfer window.
The Blues are set to make a £70m bid on Wednesday with hopes that a deal worth £250,000-a-week can be agreed quickly, according to The Sun.
The four-and-a-half year contract will also include a large signing-on fee as part of the package.
The Spaniard is reportedly ready to make the move to Stamford Bridge with Arsenal delaying on making an offer and Manchester City wanting to wait until the end of the season.
Maurizio Sarri, who has delegated negotiations to sporting director Marina Granovskaia, is a big fan of the player and wants to pair him with star man Eden Hazard.
It has been a difficult season for Isco who has fallen out of the starting XI since the appointment of Santiago Solari.
The 26-year-old has not started a single one of the club's six La Liga games since Solari replaced Julen Lopetegui at the end of October.
He was booed by Madrid supporters during last week's Champions League defeat to CSKA Moscow and there are a number of concerns over his fitness.
Both the new manager and president Florentino Perez in agreement to sell at the right price.
Trevorn
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so Chelsea want to pay 70m for out bezt dribbler?? is sarri high(must be the cigarettes)? they gotta come with twice the amount if any negotiations are to begin! ORRR they can keep that price tag along with a player. you all know who I'm talking about,right?😉😏
Nesaiknruy_Legend
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If this is true, the club would literally be making the signing of the season. He's such a good player and the worry of losing Hazard would fade a little with Isco there providing similar qualities. If our board make this happen before the supposedly impeding ban, it would be the best business they done.... Isco and a striker would be sublime...
spsb98154
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I don't wanna prefer Hazard ahead of Isco. This is because Isco is better, as I have loved two combinations of RMA i.e, Ronaldo - Marcelo and Isco - Asensio. Meanwhile, Isco should stay here. If Isco leaves RMA as you know RMA is at their worst situation then they will be something like this..
rillo9
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OK.. What a wise decision from Chelsea football club... Hazard go Isco come.. 👏 👏 👏 I guess Chelsea would gain because Isco has the same dribbling style like Hazard i suppose... But here, Hazard is gonna cost more compare to the price tag on Isco.. Fair enough.. I am not saying Isco is better than Hazard but I think Chelsea have made a wise and profitable decision to let Hazard go and get Isco.
Jozabdiks
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so Chelsea want to pay 70m for out bezt dribbler?? is sarri high(must be the cigarettes)? they gotta come with twice the amount if any negotiations are to begin! ORRR they can keep that price tag along with a player. you all know who I'm talking about,right?😉😏
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Your best dribbler is your bench warmer and was boo by your fan. I don't think we need to sign hundreds of million for a bench warmer not wanted by his fanbase or club. You're here talking about cigarettes when you're asking for Hazard + 70 million for Isco. Hazard is way better than Isco cause he actually got end product. Isco is a fantastic fantastic player but Thorgan, Dembele, Odoi, Pulusic, and Bailey are more favorable.
-Cristiano_Messi-
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so Chelsea want to pay 70m for out bezt dribbler?? is sarri high(must be the cigarettes)? they gotta come with twice the amount if any negotiations are to begin! ORRR they can keep that price tag along with a player. you all know who I'm talking about,right?😉😏
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you just got fucked by that other comment 😂