Real Madrid are hoping to beat Chelsea to the signing of
Real Murcia star Pedro León and have lodged a bid of 1m as an
opening gambit.
The 20-year-old midfielder was instrumental in helping his side win
promotion to the top flight last term and that did not go unnoticed
by Madrid's new technical team.
Chelsea are reportedly already in contact with León about joining
them, but his desire to stay in Spain has given the Bernabéu giants
the upper hand.
Madrid are ready to offer the Spain Under-21 international a
four-year contract and want to relate the transfer fee to his
performances.
Levante have also enquired about the player's availability and are
said to have made a higher bid than madrid and offered León a
better contract.
León has a buy-out clause of 5m and Real Murcia are said to be
keen to see any suitors meet that price before negotiations will
take place.
Miguel Ángel Portugal recently returned to Madrid as technical
secretary and he and Predrag Mijatovic want to bring in a strong of
young Spanish players.
While León has still to prove himself at the highest level,
Portugal believes that he has enormous potential.
If Madrid are successful in their bid, then they are also
considering loaning him back to Real Murcia for one year.
