Bombshell in Italy. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Marco Verratti's agent has made contact with Real Madrid. As MARCA has previously revealed, Ancelotti is interested in signing his fellow countryman, who he managed at PSG during the 2012-13 season.

According to the Italian newspaper, Florentino Pérez would like the talks to be kept under wraps. Or rather, he would have. PSG, meanwhile, need the cash - having forked out €50 million for David Luiz, they are now prepared to pay silly money for Eden Hazard.