Brahim Diaz is 'trapped' between his coach and agent - Pep and Pere Guardiola Transfer Market - Real Madrid Playmaker set to join Los Blancos

Manchester City midfielder Brahim Diaz is in a peculiar situation as he must decide whether he wants to go to Real Madrid, with the help of Pere Guardiola, or stay at City under Pere's brother, Pep.

Media Base Sports, the agency which represents Diaz and whose director is Pere Guardiola, will begin negotiations with a series of clubs, including City, as the 19-year-old's contract is due to expire in June 2019.

"The case is simple: we want him," Pep said in his press conference last week when asked about the future of Diaz.

"We want Brahim to renew for four or five more years and we will do whatever it takes for him to stay, but it's in his hands.

"If he doesn't want to stay, he has to leave."

It looks increasingly likely that Los Blancos will secure his signature, yet there are other powerful European clubs who would love to sign the talented playmaker on a free, particularly with an eye on his potential.

The conflict of interest, therefore, will be interesting to monitor between the two Guardiola brothers as Pep tries to convince Diaz to stay, while Pere attempts to source the best deal for his client.

In any case, Pere has a strong influence at Madrid already with several clients there already, such as Fran Garcia and Ayoub Abou at Castilla, and in the under-19s there is Ismael Armenteros (B), and then Alvaro Carillo, Peter Federico Gonzalez, Oscar Aranda, David Cuenca and Miguel Angel Romera (C).

Additionally, one of Pere's most trusted men in the company, Francisco Javier Torralbo, better known as Piru, previously worked in two different roles at Madrid - first in charge of the national scouts at the club, and secondly as Director of Recruitment.