Real Madrid Real Madrid close in on 10m deal for Bentancur

A deal for Rodrigo Bentancur could be finalised in a matter of hours. Negotiations with Boca Juniors are going well and, barring any late setbacks, the Uruguayan will join Real Madrid before the end of January.

The midfielder will cost in the region of 10 million euros and his arrival has nothing to do with events at Real Madrid last week involving a FIFA transfer ban which, for now, will prevent them from signing any players during the next two transfer windows. Real Madrid's coaching staff have been monitoring the Uruguayan central midfielder for the past year and see him as a possible player for the future. The only reason a deal was not finalised sooner was because of the 12 million euro transfer fee the Argentine club had been holding out f