Real Madrid put midfield signing on hold

Real Madrid have been heavily linked with the signing of a star midfielder for much of the past six months, following their struggles to control games over the past two seasons, and the haunting absence of Toni Kroos. Yet Los Blancos are not currently focusing their efforts on bringing in a new midfielder.

A number of names have been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu, but Real Madrid have denied that there will be any move for Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez, and another player heavily linked to Los Blancos, Mateus Fernandes, has signed for Tottenham Hotspur. The 'dream signing' would be Paris Saint-Germain's Vitinha, but that seems an almost impossible deal to pull off. Dutch talent Kees Smit has also been suggested as an option, but that talk has also quietened in the past few months.