Transfer Market €6m more than release clause

Hernandez passes Real Madrid medical

Barcelona never actually tried to sign Theo Hernandez

As MARCA exclusively reported earlier on Monday, Theo Hernandez has passed a medical with Real Madrid and is one step closer to a transfer across the city, one which Atletico Madrid want their neighbours to pay 30 million euros for.

Los Blancos are under no obligation to pay that amount as the 19-year-old's release clause is set at 24m euros, but Atleti directors have requested an addition 6m euros or else the move will be considered to have been done in bad taste and could jeopardise the peaceful relationship enjoyed between the two institutions.

That request was made after Real Madrid first informed Los Rojiblancos of their intention to sign the player two weeks ago.

Prior to that phone call, there had been no discussion between the two clubs about the transfer, even though the left-back's agent Manolo Garcia Quilon had told Atletico in February that the player - currently on loan with Alaves - did not want to renew his contract, rejecting the offer made last October to quadruple his salary.

Atleti chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin then tried to make a move to Barcelona, Liverpool or Bayern Munich happen, but there was no changing Hernandez's mind as he wanted to move to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Having now carried out a medical, those in the offices of the Estadio Vicente Calderon are taking this to mean that Real Madrid will indeed pay the 30m euros asking price and they received a phone call from their rivals after the details of the medial became public.

However, both clubs' directors have agreed to postpone further discussion on the matter until after this Wednesday's Champions League meeting.