Real Madrid are reportedly interested in signing highly rated Korean forward Seung Woo Lee from arch rivals Barcelona. The teen, labelled the Korean Messi is currently banned from playing for Barcelona till he turns 18, and was one of the reasons for FIFA imposing a transfer ban on the Blaugrana.
A La Masia product, Lee was in great form at the AFC U-16 Championship last year and scored this superb solo goal for Korea against Japan
The youngster has also been linked with the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea in the recent past.
Watch Lee’s second goal, begins at the 50 second mark
So the ban applies to Barcelona, and because he was one of the players signed by them in the timeframe in question, he can’t play for Barca but can play for Real?