Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez are among the names on Real Madrid’s list of targets.

As first reported here for the Daily Briefing, Xabi Alonso is continuing to look out for signings in that position after missing out on Arsenal’s Martin Zubimendi.

The names on Madrid’s list at the moment are Mac Allister, Fernandez, and also Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton and AZ Alkmaar youngster Kees Smit.

Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo is a separate deal to look out for, as he is seen as having a different kind of midfield role to the others.

Sources on Real Madrid’s transfer interest in Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernandez

Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernandez in action (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

A leading source in the industry told me: “Real Madrid hold an interest in Alexis Mac Allister. Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea, Adam Wharton from Crystal Palace, and AZ Alkmaar’s rising talent Kees Smit are all also firmly on Madrid’s radar.”

It will be interesting to see how this develops, but one imagines Mac Allister and Fernandez will not be easy targets to sign.

Liverpool and Chelsea are not generally selling clubs, so big names like these will likely be in their long-term plans, and...