Real Madrid pursuing LaLiga star after dazzling Barcelona display
Tom Weber
- 12 Oct 2023 19:14 BST
- 4 min read
Bryan Zaragoza is the talk of the town in LaLiga after netting a stunning brace against Barcelona and he has now caught the attention of Real Madrid.
Though Granada are languishing in 19th in the Spanish top flight, their 22-year-old winger Bryan Zaragoza is the name on everyone's lips. The relegation battlers managed to hold reigning champions Barcelona to a draw prior to the international break thanks to two goals from Zaragoza.
The brace took his tally for the season to five goals and an assist in nine LaLiga games and it's fair to say that the winger has been one of the division's most exciting players this term, nicely illustrated by the fact that he has been rewarded for his form with a somewhat surprising call-up to the Spanish national team.
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Zaragoza is a dazzling, tricky winger whose goalscoring is an added bonus to his generally impressive play. Indeed, only Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane, perhaps Europe's most in-form winger right now, has completed more dribbles than the Spaniard.
No wonder, then, that Zaragoza is catching the attention of elite clubs.
𝗛𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽, @brryann11 ⏲️#LALIGAEASPORTS | #LALIGAHighlights pic.twitter.com/aQSpcTphKI
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Zaragoza to Real?
According to Defensa Central, "Madrid have been closely monitoring Bryan Zaragoza and have begun to seriously consider the possibility of signing him." The 22-year-old apparently has a €14 million release clause which Los Blancos could look to trigger.
To make losing their star man easier to swallow, Real could recall Reinier from his loan to Frosinone and instead send him to Granada, claims the Spanish outlet.
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Florentino Perez has long been keen to add depth on the wings and Real were heavily linked with Samuel Chukwueze over the summer, though he ultimately ended up at AC Milan. Signing Zaragoza would also go some way towards fulfilling Perez's desire to add more domestic talent to Carlo Ancelotti's first team.
