Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho is one of a number of names on Real Madrid’s list of transfer targets for the January transfer window, according to Don Balon.
The Spanish publication has listed Coutinho alongside Wolfsburg’s Julian Draxler and Chelsea’s Eden Hazard as potential playmaking options as Zinedine Zidane struggles to find the creativity in his current squad of players.
The European Champions League winners have had four consecutive draws, and after making no standout summer signings, President Florentino Perez is believed to be prepared to splash out big in January instead.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea and Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi are the other two names that make up a five man shortlist. Real have struggled for a consistent number one goalkeeper since Iker Casillas left for Porto in 2015 while Karim Benzema has so far struggled for form up front this season, and was substituted for Alvaro Morata at half time in the 1-1 draw against Eibar yesterday.
