{"id":621664,"date":"2023-01-30T17:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T22:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621664"},"modified":"2023-01-30T17:03:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T22:03:01","slug":"former-real-madrid-isco-union-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/30\/former-real-madrid-isco-union-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Done Deal&#8217; &#8211; Former Real Madrid Star Set for Suprise Bundesliga Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bundesliga high flyers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/28\/union-berlin-season-review-europa-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Union Berlin<\/a> are closing in on the signing of former Real Madrid star Isco, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1620151944802357249?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Florian Plettenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Sports reporter states that the midfielder will complete a medical on Tuesday ahead of an 18-month contract at the Stadion An der Alten F\u00f6rsterei.<\/p>\n<h2>Isco: Union Berlin Closing In on Former Real Madrid Star<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2757\ufe0f\u2757\ufe0f\u2757\ufe0fXXL EXCLUSIVE News <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Isco<\/a>: DONE DEAL! He will join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fcunion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@fcunion<\/a> as revealed. Been told he will sign a contract until 2024 + 1. Medical tomorrow! It\u2019s unbelievable but true: Isco will join UNION! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sky_Marc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Sky_Marc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkySportDE<\/a> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PCxB5fqyaQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PCxB5fqyaQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1620151944802357249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Isco Set for German Transfer<\/h3>\n<p>Union Berlin look set to complete the sensational signing of Spanish midfielder Isco. The former Real Madrid midfielder, who turned out over 350 times for <em>Los Blancos<\/em>, is a free agent after leaving Sevilla in December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/28\/union-berlin-season-review-europa-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Union Berlin Season Review: Europa League Qualification, DFB-Pokal Semi-Final and Berlin Derby Double<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During his time in the Spanish capital, the former Valencia player picked up 19 trophies, including three La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey and five Champions Leagues. He has also been capped 38 times by Spain.<\/p>\n<p>According to Plettenberg, the 30-year-old will complete a medical on Tuesday ahead of a deadline-day move to the Bundesliga, with Union currently sitting second in the table, just one point behind leaders Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a remarkable addition for <em>Die Eisernen<\/em>, who continue to exceed expectations both on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2376\" height=\"1584\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621666\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed.jpeg 2376w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1440608148-594x594-transformed-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2376px) 100vw, 2376px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Union Berlin Flying in the Bundesliga<\/h3>\n<p>As previously mentioned, Union find themselves second in the Bundesliga after their 2-0 win over city rivals, Hertha Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Urs Fischer&#8217;s side aren&#8217;t only excelling in their domestic league, however, after navigating their way through the Europa League group stages to set up a clash against Ajax in the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/07\/uefa-europa-league-draw-ro16\/\" target=\"_self\">UEFA Europa League Draw: Manchester United vs Barcelona is a Match for the Ages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a remarkable rise for the East Berlin club, who only reached the top tier in 2020. The K\u00f6penick outfit have achieved 11th, seventh and fifth-placed finishes respectively since they made it to the top flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bundesliga high flyers Union Berlin are closing in on the signing of former Real Madrid star Isco, according to Florian Plettenberg. The Sky Sports reporter states that the midfielder will complete a medical on Tuesday ahead of an 18-month contract at the Stadion An der Alten F\u00f6rsterei. Isco: Union Berlin Closing In on Former Real [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":621666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,7188],"tags":[811,4119],"class_list":["post-621664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bundesliga","category-la-liga","category-rumours","tag-isco","tag-union-berlin"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}