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Fabian Ruiz in centre of tug of war between Barcelona & Real Madrid

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Fabian Ruiz in centre of tug of war between Barcelona & Real Madrid

Barcelona and Real Madrid are keen to sign Napoli’s Fabian Ruiz in the summer.

He is seen as a cheaper alternative for some of their other midfield targets.

Two La Liga giants and arch rivals, Real Madrid and Barcelona are determined to bring former Real Betis midfielder Fabian Ruiz back to Spain, after taking note of his meteoric rise over the past couple of years.

Earlier, Mundo Deportivo had claimed that Barcelona’s Sporting Director Eric Abidal was spotted scouting the player at one of Napoli’s Serie A matches this season. Barcelona’s interest is hence pretty evident, while nothing much can be said of how invested Real Madrid is, as of right now. While, Real Madrid see him as an alternative for the likes of Manchester United’s Paul Pogba or Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen.

It is MARCA, that in the recent days, has claimed that Madrid have moved ahead of Barca in the race for the player and they want to sign the midfielder in January.

According to the Spanish publication, Florentino Perez promised the Spanish star more salary and also a sure spot in Real Madrid’s first team – something which Barcelona were not able to assure him, given the fact that they already have a good number of midfielders, such as Carles Alena, Ivan Rakitic, Arthur, Frenkie de Jong, Arturo Vidal, and so on – competing for positions in the starting XI.

Jose Angel Sanchez the managing director of Los Blancos, has reportedly also attended talks with Aurelio De Laurentiis, the President of Napoli, to negotiate for a deal. Last summer, Napoli had reportedly tried to extend his contract, which currently runs until 2023. However, no agreement was reached, and that further strengthens the claims that he would be sold soon.

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