According to OK Diario, there are sirens from Ligue 1 for Marcos Llorente, the Real Madrid midfielder who has returned after a loan to Alaves, liked by Monaco. The French side have some reinvestment forthcoming following the departure of Bakayoko in the middle of the field, and Llorente after an attractive season at Alaves and a positive showing with Spain’s U21s this summer, is now a target.

Llorente is a mere 22 year old who can already deputise in multiple midfield and even central defending roles. He played in 32 games for Alaves in La Liga this past season, as a growing a maturation stage of his young career. Approaches now from Monaco and Ligue 1 will come as a potential jump in a different direction for the Madrid midfielder, but considering the difficulty breaking into Zidane’s regular lineup, it offers a new experience and European football to the young Spaniard.