Overview
- La Gazzetta dello Sport reports “positive steps” in negotiations, with meetings at Continassa involving general manager Damien Comolli, Yildiz’s parents and his agent.
- Fichajes, via CaughtOffside, reports Real Madrid are prepared to pay up to €100m to land the 20-year-old.
- Agent Giovanni Branchini told AS/TMW that Xabi Alonso wants Yildiz and would be willing to let anyone go except Kylian Mbappé to sign him.
- Xabi Alonso publicly praised Yildiz’s development before Madrid’s 1-0 win over Juventus, while Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United remain linked.
- Juventus are understood to value Yildiz at around €100m and are reluctant to sell, with the player already under contract until 2029.