Real Madrid believe £30million will be enough to land them PSG midfielder Marco Verratti this summer.

With the threat of possible Fifa action hanging over their planned transfer activity this summer Real want a goalkeeper, a left-back and midfielder and Verratti is the player the club feel most confident about landing.

Manchester United keeper David De Gea and Valencia left-back Jose Gaya are their other preferred targets.

Marco Verratti (centre) is a target for Real Madrid, who believe £30m will be enough to sign the midfielder

Gaya’s 13.5m buy-out clause has Real believing they can swoop for the Valencia youngster when the season ends. De Gea has one year left on his deal and also looks like a deal in which Madrid would hold all the cards – the goalkeeper has refused to sign a new deal and that could see him leave for free at the end of next season.

Verratti is seen as the final piece in the jigsaw – a player who would complete the squad and leave Real strong enough to deal with any transfer ban if one is finally imposed by Fifa. He will not come as cheap as the other two with PSG likely to demand £30m for a player who has a contract until 2019.

David De Gea is a long term target for Real and his contract at Manchester United is up next season

Paul Pogba is Real’s other option as they look to strengthen a part of the team that has suffered since the departure of Xabi Alonso and the failure of £30m signing Asier Illaramendi to make the grade at the Bernabeu.

If Verratti is signed it will be a massive boost to Carlo Ancelotti’s chances of staying in Madrid. The Italian midfielder is a personal request of his compatriot and if the request is granted it would go some way to suggesting Ancelotti has a future in Madrid if he wants it.