La Liga giants Real Madrid have set their sight on completing a double swoop for Kalidou Koulibaly and Christian Eriksen, reports from Spain have indicated. Los Blancos are apparently ready to shell out an approximate amount of $242 million to pull off the pair's recruitment in the winter transfer market.
Despite the heavy investment which ensured the arrival of the likes of Eden Hazard, Ferland Mendy, Luka Jovic and Eder Militao, the Spanish capital club has been lacklustre for the most part of the beginning of the season. As a result, Zinedine Zidane hopes to salvage the situation as soon as possible by continuing the rebuilding process.
According to Don Balon, the Frenchman is keen on reinforcing his back line and has identified highly-rated Napoli center-back Kalidou Koulibaly as the man for the job. The 28-year-old Senegalese defender was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United all summer but stayed put in Naples and should cost the Merengues over $100 million should his club decide to sell.
Relatively, Real Madrid will look to add wantaway Tottenham star Christian Eriksen to their roster. Reports in the summer suggested that the Bernabeu outfit made a last ditch attempt to sign the Danish playmaker as Paul Pogba's alternative but failed with their bid. In January, they are expected to knock on the doors of Spurs who will be obliged to sell or risk losing the player on a free.
