REAL MADRID want to recapture £23million striker Mariano before he is flogged to the Premier League, according to reports in Spain.
The La Liga giants sold the Dominican Republic forward to Lyon last summer for around £7.5m and have first refusal on the 25-year-old.
Spanish paper Marca claim Real Madrid want their former forward back
Sevilla ready to splash around £32m on the forward – with Real able to demand close £10m as part of a sell-on clause.
But Marca say they are more interested in taking him back for £23m and being in sole control of his future.
Bernabeu bosses have until Thursday to make a decision on the forward, knowing that Lyon had hoped to sell the player to the Premier League for around £60m.
But now the British transfer window has closer, Lyon have lost out on that money-spinning opportunity.
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Lyon striker Mariano is wanted by his former club Real Madrid
Mariano was sold in July 2017 after failing to establish himself under Zinedine Zidane but the complicated clauses inserted in the deal make it clear he was highly thought of.
Last season he scored 21 goals in 45 appearances and was earned the attention of Spanish clubs again.
Despite scoring for the Dominican Republic on his international debut in a March 2013 friendly, Mariano hopes to be called up to a future Spain squad.
After one appearance he retired from international football and is now waiting on a call from his adopted country.
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