PSG have held talks with Real Madrid over the potential transfer of striker Jese Rodriguez this summer, according to French source Le10 Sport.
West Ham were linked with a move for Jese yesterday and are believed to be very interested in bringing the Spaniard to East London.
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Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has claimed that, while he believes Jese is a talented young player and could be a star for Real in the future, perhaps he should start to look for a career-changing move.
“[With Jese] It’s a difficult situation. Having a big squad causes problems, but it’s what you get as Coach of Madrid. I’m not against the idea of the kids leaving. A lot of them leave and return, like Morata, Lucas and Carvajal. Why couldn’t others go?” Zidane asked.
“In any case, the squad has depth and I’m happy because they’ll all be needed with a lot of games to come. Jese is in the squad and it’s true that last year he didn’t play a lot. I’m the Madrid Coach and I want him because I really like him, but if I was his family I’d tell him to look for more minutes. But I’m the Coach, and maybe he can get them here. We’ll see. But I’m happy with him because I know his quality.”
The 23-year-old enjoyed a great first season in the Madrid first-team during the 2013/14 season, scoring eight goals and recording six assists in 31 appearances for the club in an attack which featured Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, an ACL injury in March 2014 sidelined Jese until December but he then lost his place in the team and has since been out-of-favour under Zidane.
PSG held talks with Real Madrid over Jese’s sale during their International Champions Cup clash but no deal was reached. West Ham and Southampton both remain interested.
