Real deny making offer for Ibrahimovich

Real Madrid have denied making an offer for Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovich.

Media reports quoted the player's agent as saying that the Spanish club had offered 70 million euros ($88.54 million) for the Sweden international.

"Real Madrid would like to make it clear that no one from the club, either directly or indirectly, has opened negotiations of any sort with the player's agent, nor the Italian club, nor with the player himself," Real said on their website on Tuesday.

The club issued a similar statement recently denying that they had any interest in signing any players from Manchester United after media reports said they were lining up England defender Rio Ferdinand and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real have gone two seasons without winning a major trophy and there is furious media speculation about which new players the club is likely to recruit in the close season as it attempts to strengthen its squad.

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, Sevilla defender Sergio Ramos, Real Betis winger Joaquin and Juventus midfielder Emerson are some of the other players to be linked with the club in recent weeks.