The meetings held between Racing Santander and Real Madrid last week, regarding the future of La Ligas newest star, Sergio Canales, seemed to have destined the player for the Bernabeu, but their chances of landing the player now hang in the balance. The players father, and agent, Ángel Canales had spent most of last week in England talking to various clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City among them, with representatives of the Manchester club even seen arriving today at Santander Airport, in an attempt to strike a deal.The richest club in the world have slapped a huge offer on the table which has more than tempted Santander president Francisco Pernía, with a large contract on offer for the youngster. Real Madrid, perhaps wary of how much they sprayed around last summer, have now stated that they will not enter into a costly price-war, and that the player has one week to accept or decline their offer. It's unfortunate that the player is already the subject of a tug-of-war between some of the biggest clubs in Europe so soon after taking La Liga by storm with some classy goalscoring displays in his role just behind the front two, but what seems clear is that wherever he decides to go, he will be given at least one year more to develop at Racing. He also has the benefit of having his father as his agent and not some money-grabbing mercenary who would simply sell him to the highest bidder with little regard for his personal development. The future of Sergio Canales appears in safe hands.