Real Madrid transfer news: La Liga giants to pip Chelsea and PSG to the signing of Swedish talent Alexander Isak
Towering striker has been labelled as the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic after making his international debut
REAL MADRID are on the verge of signing towering Swedish striker Alexander Isak - dubbed the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Isak, 17, has been attracting interest from Europe's biggest clubs including Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
But the La Liga giants have stolen a march on their competition with Isak close to penning a five-year deal according to Spanish .
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Standing at 6ft 2in, the striker is seen as Ibrahimovic's natural successor in the Swedish national side.
The AIK hitman already has two international caps to his name and bagged his first goal against Slovakia this month to become Sweden's youngest every goalscorer.
With Madrid's transfer ban, the club are likely to loan the forward back to AIK for the rest of the season.
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He was key in helping AIK to a second-place finish in Sweden’s Allsvenskan league last season, with ten goals in 24 appearances.
The La Liga leaders have been busy attracting the best of Europe’s future talent, signing Martin Odegaard, Sergio Diaz and Federico Valverde in recent transfer windows.