Football transfer rumours: Kane, Falcao or Ibrahimovic to Real Madrid?

Today’s tell-all didn’t get where it is today without knowing the night is darkest before the storm

Cesc Fàbregas has found opportunities largely limited to cup competitions this season, having seen just 48 minutes of Premier League action across three substitute appearances for Chelsea. With his contract due to expire next summer, moves are already afoot to cash in on the midfielder in January. Milan are reported to be interested in taking him to Italy in January and the 31-year-old could rock up to San Siro in the company of his current teammate Gary Cahill. The defender has also found himself largely surplus to the requirements of Maurizio Sarri and Milan are also believed to be interested in offering him a new home.

While rumours of a possible January bid for Harry Kane from Real Madrid are currently conspicuous by their absence, the Rumour Mill is happy to get the ball rolling here. Bernabéu big-hats are believed to be fed up with the lack of consistency demonstrated by Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema in front of goal and are bound to at least try to prise the in-form Kane away from Tottenham in January. While the Mill is no finance expert, with Spurs continuing to lose money hand over fist as they wait for builders to finish their new stadium, they could conceivably be left with little choice but to at least consider a ridiculously big offer. Speculation in Spain suggests Real could turn to Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Radamel Falcao as short-term fixes for their uncharacteristic paucity of goals.

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