The striker has failed to fire for Tottenham but nearly moved to the Bernabeu this summer, while Manchester City are hoping to delay Yaya Toure's departure for AFCON
HOW SOLDADO'S REAL MADRID LOAN MOVE FELL THROUGH
Roberto Soldado could have been playing for the European champions this weekend had events transpired differently over the summer.
The Tottenham striker came very close to a loan move to Real Madrid in the final days of the window as Carlo Ancelotti looked for a backup striker.
Soldado was desperate for the deal to go through but Madrid refused to meet Spurs chairman Daniel Levy’s demands for a £6 million loan fee.
The transfer fell through on deadline day as the Spanish giants signed Javier Hernandez on loan from Manchester United instead.
Spurs were in any case reluctant to sell the £26m forward with no replacement lined up and only two other strikers at the club in Emmanuel Adebayor and Harry Kane.
Soldado, 29, has struggled badly in north London and scored his first Premier League goal since March in last week’s 2-1 win over Everton.
But he retains an excellent reputation in Spain where he scored 30 goals in 46 matches in his final season at Valencia.
Soldado is not understood to be seeking a move in the upcoming January transfer window and both the player and Tottenham will wait until the summer before making a decision on his future.
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