Real Madrid midfielder Isco has taken a swipe at Los Blancos manager Zinedine Zidane, claiming that he is being ostracised by the Frenchman.
The 28-year-old has not featured for either of Los Blancos’ last two outings, the 3-1 Clasico victory over Barcelona on Saturday and the stunning 3-2 Champions League loss to Shakhtar Donetsk three days earlier.
Indeed, Isco has played only sporadically this season, making four appearances after sustaining a sprained ankle in the summer.
It is a situation that the former Malaga man is not happy about.
“If he has to take me off, he takes me off in the 50th or 60th minute of the game. Sometimes even at half-time,” the player complained on Movistar+’s ‘El Partidazo’ program. “If he has to put me on, he’ll do it in the 80th minute.”