Real Madrid want Barcelona target as alternative to Neymar and Kylian Mbappe

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 2: Neymar Jr of PSG celebrates his goal with Kylian Mbappe during the french Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Lille OSC (LOSC) at Parc des Princes stadium on November 2, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 2: Neymar Jr of PSG celebrates his goal with Kylian Mbappe during the french Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Lille OSC (LOSC) at Parc des Princes stadium on November 2, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Signing Neymar and Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain would financially drain Real Madrid, who have an alternative to the duo in mind.

Real Madrid will have a productive transfer spell this summer after a humiliating season has come to an end. Zinedine Zidane is expected to close in on the signings of Luka Jovic and Eden Hazard within the next few weeks and move on to pursue other targets, preferably in the defence and midfield. Several players will also be sold off and loaned out.

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Florentino Perez also has an obsession with signing Neymar and Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain soon. While both the forwards have wanted to play for the 13 time European champions, their French owners are making a transfer to Spain difficult. Both the superstars have been valued at transfer fees in excess of 200 million euros.

Neymar’s signing is slightly easier than it looks because Paris Saint-Germain are pissed off with his off-field antics and it looks like the board’s and player’s relation is widening by every passing day. Should the Whites end up signing the Brazilian, they’d have bought nearly 50 goals per season and a very profitable player courtesy of his non-football related ventures.

However, Real Madrid are keeping their options open just in case they miss out on the PSG frontman’s signatures. Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has emerged as a top target for the Whites, as per Diario GOL. The Englishman has a contract until June 2020 at the Old Trafford and if he doesn’t renew it, he would be available for cheap this year or free in the next.

Marcus Rashford has also been on Barcelona’s radar since some months. The Catalans want to land a replacement to Luis Suarez during the summer and the England international was considered an option. However, he is valued at 100 million euros and even particularly, Lionel Messi prefers to have Luis Suarez in the central role so Rashford’s minutes would be limited.

Would Rashford solve Real Madrid’s goal scoring issues or do they need someone else?