Real Madrid head-to-head with Barcelona for Gago

Real Madrid and Barcelona are going head-to-head for Boca Juniors midfielder Fernando Gago.

Both Barca sports chief Txiki Begiristain and Real director Franco Baldini have been in Argentina in recent weeks to explore the possibility of taking the young Argentine to Spain.

Barca president Joan Laporta spoke with his Boca counterpart Mauricio Macri about Gago while in the country to launch their partnership agreement with Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Real took a different path and held talks with Gago's agent, Gian Valerio Lombardi, in a bid to seal an agreement.