Real Madrid have reportedly identified Joachim Low as an ideal replacement for manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Ancelotti acrimoniously departed Everton in the summer to return to the Santiago Bernabeu dugout and is under contract with the capital giants until the summer of 2024.
The 62-year-old has faced some recent criticism, though, in spite of his side's standing at the top of the La Liga table, with second-placed Sevilla six points behind Los Blancos.
According to El Nacional, Florentino Perez was left "very disappointed" with Ancelotti following their Copa del Rey elimination to Athletic Bilbao, and Low is being lined up as a replacement.
The report adds that the former Germany boss has rebuffed offers from other clubs and nations as he holds out for the Real Madrid job, but he would expect a good degree of control over incomings and outgoings at the Bernabeu.
Low departed his Germany post after Die Mannschaft's elimination in the last-16 of Euro 2020 to England, with the 62-year-old winning 125 of his 198 games in charge of the 2014 World Cup winners.
Ben Knapton
