Although Isco scored an important goal that led to Madrid's "Real" victory against Pamplona's "Osasuna", the club has postponed negotiations for a new goalkeeper contract until the end of the season.
According to Goal.com sources, talks will indeed take place, just later. The current goalkeeper contract with last season's UEFA Champions League winners is valid until June 2018 - another year and a half.
The reason for postponing negotiations is simple - before lifting the transfer ban, "Real" executives want to properly assess their existing players and not make hasty decisions.
Head coach Zinedine Zidane will have to decide whether Isco fits into his team's plans, or if his role will be taken over by Marco Asensio and James Rodriguez in the future. Talks for a new contract will take place at that time.
However, it is believed that they should go smoothly, as Zidane is satisfied with Isco's performance at least for now: "Isco is a key player, he works hard and I am a big fan of his," Zidane said last Friday.
This season, in 16 "La Liga" matches, Isco has scored five goals and provided three assists.
