Mariano asks for five million and Benfica stop signing

Mariano Díaz seems like he has his days numbered at Real Madrid. He's still not entering Zinedine Zidane's plans ahead of next season and Madrid are working on his exit.

Benfica are the best positioned to sign the striker, but it would be the Madrid player who has reportedly made his arrival at the Estádio da Luz difficult.

The Portuguese side have reportedly reached an agreement with Madrid for his loan, but Mariano, as 'O Jogo' note, is demanding a wage of 5 million euros and Jorge Jesus' men seem unwilling to pay him that sum.

The striker earns 4.5 million per season at the Santiago Bernabéu, a higher sum than what Benfica initially wanted to pay him, according to the aforementioned source.

Mariano has only played 7 matches in 2019-20. And if that figure is surprising, the ex-Lyon player hasn't even reached an hour of play this season (54 minutes).