Real Madrid, Isco in total battle with Solari as Juve and Man City ponder a move

Federico Albrizio. Translated by Nikita Fesyukov
28 nov 2018

An absence that has made noise and that is destined to definitely create an unpleasant situation at Real Madrid. It is now a total battle between Isco and coach Santiago Solari. The decision of the manager to leave the Spanish midfielder in the stands against Roma surprised everyone, the last chapter of a feud started since the arrival of Solari in place of Lopetegui, of which Isco was one of the few supporters in the locker room.

Solari minimized these problems after the match, saying that 'these are only fictitious problems, I am here to make decisions", but the numbers show a relationship that is almost non-existent between the two. In the six games under his management, Solari has played 20 different players as starters but never Isco, to which even Valverde and Llorente were preferred. The player has so far played just 78 minutes under Solari and against Roma, it was the first time since 2013 that Isco was excluded from a Champions League match by technical choice.

According to Cadena Cope, at the base of the exclusion, there would be a verbal clash between Isco and Solari, a lack of respect that the coach wanted to punish.

It is the beginning of an unpleasant situation, but everyone is already wondering about the conclusion and future developments as well as the possible effects on the transfer market. There are certainly fans of Isco, Juventus and Manchester City are monitoring the player, waiting for a glimpse, but Real has never seriously opened to a farewell.

The internal war with Solari, however, can radically change the situation, seeing as the coach signed a contract with the club until 2021. If you add to this the possible return of James Rodriguez to Madrid, the hypothesis of a departure at the end of the season is increasingly probable, with the clash with Solari potentially leading to a resounding separation between Isco and Real Madrid