In the wake of Everton’s 2-1 weekend defeat at Newcastle, manager Carlo Ancelotti remained coy amid the club’s links with a loan swoop for Real Madrid’s Isco in January.
Reports over the weekend claim that the playmaker will be made available for loan in the January window and that the Toffees are keen to take him to Merseyside.
The creative Spanish playmaker has managed 51 goals and 54 assists since joining Real Madrid from fellow Spanish side Malaga in 2013, with 312 appearances to date for Los Blancos.
Ancelotti worked with the 28-year-old during his time at the Bernabeu but was reluctant to comment clearly when asked about any desire to be reunited with the player at Goodison.
Ancelotti smiled noticeably as he claimed: “Isco is a fantastic player and [I have] a fantastic memory of him but now I am not, honestly, focused there. I am focused on an important week we are going to have to recover players and to be well prepared for the game against United.”
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Isco is evidently adept at both scoring and setting up goals for teammates; his stats return roughly indicates a direct goal involvement in every three games.
The experienced Spanish international could therefore clearly add to Everton’s goal threat, and the 28-year-old still retains good value and prolific years ahead of him.
Having already worked under the tutelage of Ancelotti, a sense of rapport and understanding may have already been developed – which would be crucial in the playmaker settling on Merseyside.
Although the Toffees have James Rodriguez to fulfil the playmaking role, recruiting Isco on an initial loan basis certainly seems to represent minimal risk with the chance of maximum reward.
