The River youngster hit the gossip columns in August due to his multiple relationships, but it is his on-field abilities that have caught Madrid's eye
Having burst onto the scene as part of a swashbuckling River Plate side that is fighting for Copa Libertadores glory, Exequiel Palacios is not short of admirers.
Real Madrid are one of the clubs interested in the 20-year-old midfielder, while over in Italy Inter are also closely following one of the top prospects to come out of Argentina in recent years. But he is also getting attention rather closer to home, and not all of it wanted.