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title: "Madrid consider Reds’ Illarra bid"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/real-madrid-considering-liverpools-bid-for-midfielder/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Oli Marecar"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2015-06-22T11:34:21Z"
modified: "2015-06-22T16:30:49Z"
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# Madrid consider Reds’ Illarra bid

Spanish giants Real Madrid are ready to accept a bid of £16 million from Liverpool for their midfielder Asier Illarramendi, according to *The Express*.

Despite making a significant number of appearances last season, Illaramendi is said to be unhappy at the club.

He is reported to want a starting role in the team and even though German midfielder Sami Khedira has left, the competition at the Santiago Bernabeu is heavy.

After an initial £11 million offer was rejected by Real Madrid, the Reds have returned with a £16 million bid. It is considerably less than what *Los* *Blancos* bought the player for but they are still said to be considering the bid.

[![Javier Soriano / Getty](https://readeverything.co/readliverpool/readliverpoolfc/2015/06/illara2.png)](https://readeverything.co/readliverpool/readliverpoolfc/2015/06/illara2.png)

Illaramendi started his career at Real Sociedad and played frequently for them before Madrid came calling and they bought the central midfielder for circa €30 million.

He has not played as much as he would have liked and could be seeking a move away in search of regular first team football.

However, it is reported that new Madrid manager Rafael Benitez will have the final say before he lets the 25-year-old move to his former club.