Real Madrid are eyeing the possibility of signing Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool as a free agent when his current contract expires.
According to Goal, negotiations over an extension has stalled between Van Dijk and the Reds.
Madrid are now monitoring the defender’s situation at Anfield.
Liverpool are yet to table an official renewal offer to Van Dijk.
This has raised speculations that the 35-year-old could depart for nothing next summer.
For Madrid, their recruitment strategy has shifted in recent years with a focus on signing high-profile free agents instead of spending big on players.
The LaLiga giants brought in Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool as free agents.
Transfer: Real Madrid in shock move to sign Van Dijk from Liverpool