Real Madrid to swoop for Lorik Cana?

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French sports daily L'Equipe claims that Olympique Marseille captain Lorik Cana is apparently under observation from Real Madrid...

The Spanish side's interest in one Marseille player, Samir Nasri, is well-known, but it now seems as though the Albanian international is another target.

The defensive midfielder, who plied his youth trade with Lausanne in Switzerland, rose to prominence with Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the decade before switching to OM in 2005.

He's been virtually an ever-present since his arrival on the south coast, and was appointed as skipper this season.

A series of impressive performances both at home and in Europe have apparently tempted Real Madrid, although Cana has already stated this month that he's in no hurry to secure a move elsewhere.

"I'm very pleased at Marseille," he said after his side's 3-1 win over Lyon.

"The goal of any player is to compete in the Champions League, but I wish to do so with OM.

"If the club can do all it can during the seasons run-in - and pursues this policy of stability and ambition - then I see no reason to leave."

If Marseille finish in the top three, then, Cana may decline to leave the Vélodrome even if Madrid's interest proves to be concrete.

Cana, 24 years old, has 29 caps for his country.

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Would be a good buy from Real Madrid, no doubt.

Atm, only Diarra in the Real's team is better than Cana, and looks like Diarra is leaving, so..

Wenger has had Cana in his eyes for so many years now, and FC Bayern are also supposedly interested in Cana. Real would splash more money then the other two, so if they are really interested in him and want to sign him, I doubt anything can prevent them securing his services.

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I don't know much about Cana but they probably need another DM I think and they're looking for a Yaya Toure style bargain this time as their current 2 cost them 45m euros in total I think.