Madrid tell Dalglish to get Canales

Real Madrid chiefs have encouraged current Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish to make an offer for talented Spanish midfielder Sergio Canales according to respected Spanish publication Sport.

Canales was one of the hottest prospects in European football on the back of his eye-catching displays for Racing Santander at the end of the last season, with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson allegedly making personal advances to lure the mercurial playmaker to Old Trafford, while Arsenal chief Arsene Wenger was also a keen admirer of the Spaniard's talents.

Despite interest from the Premier League heavyweights Real Madrid eventually won the race to land the then 19-year-old prodigy.

This morning Sport reports that the 20-year-old former Racing Santander youth product rejected a move to Anfield during the January transfer window in order to fight for his first team place at the Bernabeu.

However following discussions between manager Jose Mourinho and the Los Blancos hierarchy Canales is one of several players who will be cut by the special one this summer.

The report intimates that Liverpool are only willing to part with 6 million euros for the midfielder, who has failed to make an impact under Mourinho having been dubbed a future star while at Racing.

Mourinho could axe up to seven players including former Liverpool star Jerzy Dudek, Argentine centre-half Ezqequiel Garay, youngster Pedro Leon, as well as the midfield duo of Fernando Gago and Lassana Diarra.

Source: Sport.co.uk

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