Porto star Giannelli Imbula plays down Real Madrid transfer talk

Tottenham and Southampton target Giannelli Imbula insists he is not dreaming of a move to Real Madrid.

The midfielder joined Porto in the summer from Marseille for £17.5m after they beat off competition from Premier League clubs.

Since then, though, rumours have grown that the 23-year-old is unsettled and struggling to adapt to life in Portugal.

Spurs and Southampton have been tipped to make a move for the Frenchman, while recent reports have suggested that Imbula is targeting a switch to Real.

However, the link to the Spanish giants has quickly been quashed by the player.

"It is not a dream? No," Imbula told Canal+ when quizzed on interest from Real Madrid.

"La Liga? No it is not a dream. A dream is something you have when you go to bed… I have personal aims, but I don't necessarily have dreams in football."