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The recently retired coach has urged his former club to try and buy the Spain Under-21 international ahead of the 2013-14 campaign

Former Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has advised the Champions League winners to make a move for Malaga star Isco in the summer transfer window.

The attacking midfielder is continually being linked with a move to a bigger club following his fine performances in 2012-13 and revealed earlier this week that Manchester City and Real Madrid are keen to lure him away from his current club ahead of next season.

However, if it was up to Heynckes, the Spain Under-21 international would continue his career at the Bundesliga giants instead.

“Who should Bayern sign? There are some very interesting players out there, like Malaga star Isco. He’s a class act in midfield,” Heynckes told Kicker.

The 21-year-old has a contract with Malaga until 2016, but has a €35 million buy-out clause.

Bayern have already secured the services of Mario Gotze from Borussia Dortmund and Jan Kirchhoff from Mainz for next season.

Heynckes announced his retirement earlier this week after guiding Bayern to a historic treble this term. The Bavarians had previously already appointed Pep Guardiola as his successor.

The ex-Blancos boss is adamant the Frenchman is not prepared to cope with the added pressure that comes with working as a trainer at the Santiago Bernabeu

Sporting director Zinedine Zidane is not ready to take charge at Real Madrid as a coach, according to Mariano Garcia Remon.

With former boss Jose Mourinho returning to Chelsea, los Blancos are on the lookout for a new trainer, with Carlo Ancelotti and Zidane reportedly in talks with the club.

However, Remon, would prefer a more experienced coach over the former France international.

“To be the coach of Real Madrid requires a special responsibility,” the 62-year-old told Marca.

“It’s a very complicated, they expect results. It is premature to say that ‘Zizou’ will coach Real Madrid.

“Everyone’s talking about Madrid, and under this pressure, the coach still has to make important decisions. All coaches will have added pressure at Madrid, more than at any other club.

“Towards the end of long contracts, the results are evaluated. If the numbers are negative, then the deal gets terminated. We have seen an example recently with Mourinho, who had a contract [until 2016].”

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The German giants have made it clear the striker will not be moving to England or Spain after previously ruling out a domestic transfer

Borussia Dortmund have revealed Robert Lewandowski will not be allowed to move abroad this summer and say he will “definitely” be at the club next season.

The Poland international is keen to leave BVB ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, and made clear his desire to follow Mario Gotze to Bayern Munich before his contract expires in June 2014.

However, Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke recently insisted that they would not sell Lewandowski to the Champions League winners, before suggesting that a move abroad was still an option.

The striker has since been linked with Real Madrid and Manchester United, but Dortmund have now made it clear that they will not sanction a move abroad.

“Robert will now definitively play for Borussia Dortmund next season. We need clarity in order to plan for the future,” Watzke was quoted as saying by Suddeutsche Zeitung.

Sporting director Michael Zorc, meanwhile, has also confirmed that Lewandowski is going nowhere as they are set to kick off their preparations for the new season.

“We will start our pre-season in two weeks time. We wanted to have clarity on this matter,” added Zorc.

Dortmund’s decision not to sell Lewandowski this summer means that the 24-year-old is likely to leave the club on a free transfer next year.

Bayern Munich have reportedly already told the striker’s agent, Cezary Kucharski, that they remain interested in Lewandowski and will sign him in 2014 if Dortmund don’t budge this summer.

The former Brazil international believes the Partenopei cannot afford to lose their star player and has singled out Leandro Damiao as the perfect replacement if he leaves

Napoli legend Careca has urged the Serie A outfit to do everything in their power to hold on to Edinson Cavani amid strong interest from Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea.

The Stadio San Paolo side recently turned down an offer from Chelsea for the 26-year-old, while the attacker’s mother claimed that he is in talks with City and Madrid over a summer move.

Nevertheless, Careca, who wore the Napoli jersey from 1987 until 1993, has urged his former team not to sell as he believes Cavani is too important to the team.

“From all the attackers at the Confederations Cup, I like Cavani the most. He has shown over the past three years that he can score all kinds of goals. He is fast, strong, a real beast,” the Brazilian told Corriere dello Sport.

“It’s quite simple for Napoli, they should not let Cavani go. The team would lose 70 per cent of its strength if he were to leave. He scores too many goals and is always decisive.”

The prolific attacker has a €63 million release clause in his contract with Napoli, which runs until 2017, and Careca realises that there is a chance Napoli cannot prevent their star player from leaving and advised them to go for Leandro Damiao if Cavani indeed moves on.

“I already alerted Napoli to Damiao some three years ago. There’s a lot of talk about him possibly moving to Napoli now. He is a very potent striker who is very clever and has excellent technique.”

The 23-year-old Damiao has also been heavily linked with Tottenham and Olympique de Marseille in the past few weeks. His contract with Internacional runs until 2017.