Real Madrid Reportedly Want Jack Wilshere, Eden Hazard, Mario Gotze

Real Madrid have reportedly identified Arsenal's Jack Wilshere on a transfer wish list leaked to Spanish newspaper Marca.

In a club document titled "Operation Madrid 2014," the England international is said to be listed alongside Lille's Eden Hazard, Mario Gotze of Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona's Rafinha Alcantara and Iker Muniain of Athletic Bilbao.

If the document is indeed genuine, it appears Madrid will be going after the best young talent in Europe over the next three years, as they seek to overtake Barcelona in La Liga and make waves in the Champions League.

Could underhand tactics be at work? As this ESPNsoccernet article points out, Madrid enjoy close ties with Marca, suggesting the information may well have been strategically put out in open.

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"Marca is the unofficial mouthpiece for Real and the publication of the list has raised concerns that the Spanish club have taken the first step in a calculated approach to unsettle their transfer targets."

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Arsenal have been here before with Cesc Fabregas and Barcelona, and fans will be desperately hoping a similar drawn-out affair doesn't ensue with Wilshere. The highly-rated playmaker is under contract until 2015 at The Emirates, but as we well know, contracts mean little in the business of high-stakes transfers.