Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly preparing bids to try and lure Real Madrid midfielder Isco to England in January.

The 22-year-old's place at the Santiago Bernabeu outfit has been called into question after Real signed Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich during the summer.

Despite the player - who is contracted to the capital club until 2018 - previously insisting that he does not want to leave Los Blancos, the Express have claimed that Isco is now ready to negotiate a move away from Spain in January to increase his playing time.

It is believed that both Brendan Rodgers and Arsene Wenger would prefer to recruit Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez during the winter transfer window, but with the Spain international looking likely to secure a switch to Juventus, Liverpool and Arsenal will instead try and sign Isco.

The Real midfielder scored 11 goals for the club last term after completing a £24million move from Malaga in the summer of 2013.

Source: Metro