Zidane, Florentino Pérez and general director, José Ángel Sánchez held a meeting following the Christmas holidays where it was concluded that Inter Milan’s Icardi was a big favorite to join the current squad.
Madrid have been in contact with Icardi and with Leipzig striker Timo Werner. Icardi is under contract until 2021 while Werner, who has also drawn interest from Liverpool, is tied to the German side until June 2020. [L’Equipe via as]