Solari: Does Isco want to leave? That is not a question for me

Solari: Does Isco want to leave? That is not a question for me

Solari se llevó los tres puntos in extremis del Benito Villamarín
Solari se llevó los tres puntos in extremis del Benito Villamarín | sport

The Madrid coach did not want to talk about the midfielder's situation

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari did not want to talk about the Isco situation for the umpteenth time after leaving the midfielder on the bench for the 2-1 win over Real Betis on Sunday. 

Despite Madrid's injury crisis, Isco was not even brought on in Seville, with a number of reserve team players and youngsters picked ahead of him. 

"Does Isco want to leave Madrid? That is not a question for me," said Solari when asked about the Spain international's delicate situation at the Santiago Bernabeu. 

Before that, Solari said that "we are a squad which can be added to by the kids from Castilla if there are absences. Everyone's important because there are three competitions and [games] every three days."

Madrid were second best against Betis but emerged with the three points thanks to Dani Ceballos' late free-kick against his former side. 

"Football's like this, it has these things: players always score against their ex-sides and, luckily, it happened for us this time," Solario added. 

Solari praised the performances of his players against Betis, especially the youngsters: "Vinicius is growing, so are all the young players. Valverde, Brahim, Reguilon, Cristo... who did really well because it's tough to replace."