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The left-back thinks his former club mate has joined the Bernabeu outfit and possesses everything needed to succeed in the capital

Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal believes Malaga star Isco has finalised a deal to join Real Madrid.

The young attacker is the subject of a transfer tug-of-war between los Blancos and Manuel Pellegrini’s Manchester City, with both teams vying for his signature to rebuild following failed title bids.

And Monreal, who played alongside Isco between 2011 to 2013 at La Rosaleda, says his compatriot has snubbed Pellegrini’s approaches for a move to the Bernabeu.

“Isco has succeeded wherever he has gone. I believe he has already signed for Real Madrid and I’m sure he’ll do very well because he is a great player,” the 27-year-old told Marca.

“He may cost them, but together they will have opportunities and they will seize them.”

A likely victim of los Blancos‘ revolution will be Gonzalo Higuain who has been tipped to join Arsenal this summer, with Monreal welcoming the striker to the Emirates with open arms.

“I would love it. Higuain is a part of football, and I always loved how he played for Real Madrid. He is a scorer and would be a reinforcement that we could really use,” he continued.

“Arsenal are one of the biggest teams in England and this summer they are working towards good signings to break that [trophy-less] streak.”

Despite not being a permanent fixture under former coach Jose Mourinho, Higuain still scored 16 goals in 28 Liga appearances as Madrid finished second last term.

The Argentine’s goal record is also understood to have made him a target of Juventus.

The 26-year-old remains committed to Napoli for the time being, reiterating no departure is confirmed, but conceded a move to one of Europe’s giants would be hard to refuse

Napoli striker Edinson Cavani has insisted an offer from one of Europe’s top clubs would be “difficult to say no” to, with Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid all interested in securing his services.

Goal reported back in May that the Uruguay international heads up a list of summer targets at the Etihad Stadium, with City ready to spend €140 million on a number of players.

The Premier League outfit have already had an offer of €30m plus Edin Dzeko rejected by the Serie A club, while Chelsea have also had a similar approach – involving Fernando Torres as a make-weight – turned away.

The 26-year-old insists he remains uncertain where he will be plying his trade next term, but admitted a move to the likes of Chelsea and Real Madrid would be hard to refuse.

“In this moment I don’t know [anything] about my future,” he told Ovacion. “It will be difficult to say no if there will be offers of Chelsea or Real Madrid.

“I will do my 100 per cent only for the club that will show strong interest in my person. In this moment there isn’t nothing concrete.

The Italian club are instead holding out until the striker’s release clause of €63m is met – a fee president Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed City have refused to meet.

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The flamboyant club president feels few teams can offer the attacker the same guarantees as his current club and is confident he will not decide to move on easily

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis feels that it would be in Edinson Cavani’s best interest to stay at the Serie A outfit as there’s no guarantee that he will be the undisputed star if he were to join a team like Chelsea, Manchester City or Real Madrid.

The Uruguay international, 26, is continually being linked with a move away from Napoli, but De Laurentiis feels no other club can give him the surroundings to fulfil his potential like the Partenopei.

“Napoli is a true cradle for Cavani, allowing his inner child to express himself and fulfill his potential,” De Laurentiis said at a press conference.

“He knows that he is the star of the show here at Napoli and you never know whether this will also be the case at Real Madrid or anywhere else.

“We have already seen how [Diego] Forlan and [Luis] Suarez have outshone him for Uruguay and how this has affected his goalscoring record.

“I have little doubt that he will take all of this into consideration before making a decision. He will make a decision on his future and we will follow his direction.”

De Laurentiis stated on Friday that interested clubs must match Cavani’s €63 million buyout clause, while adding that Manchester City cannot afford the striker unless they sell players first and Chelsea have yet to make a formal approach.

The midfielder feels the ex-Real Madrid coach did not show the goalkeeper the respect his Spain team-mate deserved based on his performances

Barcelona midfielder Xavi has once again hit out at Jose Mourinho due to his treatment of Iker Casillas during his time at Real Madrid.

Casillas lost his starting berth to Diego Lopez under Mourinho after a hand injury and the Portuguese coach even went as far as to say that he should have changed goalkeepers at an earlier stage, much to the dismay of his Spain team-mate Xavi.

“I feel really bad for Iker because he doesn’t deserve to be treated like that and I have seen how it has affected him. We’ve talked more than ever this year,” the Barca playmaker told El Pais.

“It’s not the fact that he hasn’t played that’s the problem; the worst thing is the comments. He hasn’t been shown the respect he deserves.

“How can Mourinho say that his mistake was not signing a new goalkeeper two years earlier? I guess he doesn’t remember, but Iker won them the Copa del Rey in Valencia with three amazing saves.”

Mourinho left Madrid this summer for a return to Chelsea after three years in charge of los Blancos, with Carlo Ancelotti expected to be announced as the new Santiago Bernabeu coach soon.

The coach of the American club, Adrian Heath, says he is aware the Brazilian legend’s contract at Real Madrid runs out in two years and would love to make him a MLS player

Orlando City coach Adrian Heath says he hopes to make Kaka their franchise player in 2015, assuming they are in the MLS.

Heath, who has been in charge of the third tier club since 2011, says the 31-year-old Brazilian star would be number one choice in two years’ time because his contract runs out with Real Madrid.

“If we reach the MLS in 2015 we would love Kaka to play for us,” Heath told AS.

“You don’t have to be Einstein to realise his contract expires in the same year that we intend to reach the MLS.”

Kaka visited the facilities of the club on Friday, and because he is close friends with co-owner Flavio Augusto da Silva could make them favourites to land the attacking midfielder.

Kaka is the third most expensive signing in Madrid’s history at around €65 million, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.

He has won 87 caps for Brazil since his debut in 2002, scoring 29 goals in the process.