Real Madrid Offer Cash Plus Diarra For Ibra
According to the Corriere dello Sport, Real Madrid have offered Inter Milan €50m plus Mahamadou Diarra for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Italian press has gone into transfer overdrive over the past few days, ever since Ibrahimovic was quoted as saying that he would like to one day play in Spain or England.
Real Madrid, who have been long-term admirers of the Swede, have been strongly linked with a move, and yesterday coach Bernd Schuster admitted his interest in the player.
"Ibra? He's a great player and I would like him here,” said the German tactician.
"All the major players are welcome and are possible targets for Real Madrid. Ibrahimovic is one I would like to have."
This morning the Corriere is reporting that Madrid have offered Inter €50m plus Mahamadou Diarra for Ibrahimovic.
Inter are believed to have already been involved in negotiations for Diarra for a number of months now.
The Nerrazuuri have identified a centre midfielder as one of their main summer transfer objectives, and Diarra is almost certain to leave the Bernabeu having fallen out of favour with Schuster.
The chances of Ibrahimovic ending up in Spain are said to be good, and Inter may be tempted to accept given the fact the striker has been suffering from a chronic knee injury for much of 2008.