By Pete Jenson for MailOnline
Published: 15:31 GMT, 15 January 2019 | Updated: 15:31 GMT, 15 January 2019
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Isco is refusing to leave Real Madrid this January despite falling out of favour under Santiago Solari as he believes he can outlast his manager.
The Spain international was an unused substitute against Real Betis on Sunday as Solari decided to turn to younger players as his side searched for a late winner.
Dani Ceballos, 22, — who eventually scored Real Madrid's winning goal in the 88th minute — Brahim Diaz, 19, and Cristo Gonzalez, 21, were all brought on ahead of Isco.
Real Madrid's Isco has had to make do with a place on the subs' bench during recent months
The 26-year-old is happy to bide his time at the Bernabeu rather than push for a move
Isco believes he will outlast current boss Santiago Solari so is willing to stay put
The were signs were not great right from the start on Sunday as Real Madrid prepared to face Betis. Isco appeared to be warming up with his hands in his tracksuit bottom pockets.
He was going through the motions with the other substitutes having been left out of the starting line-up once more despite Madrid's crippling injury list.
Insult was to be added to injury in the second half when Solari made three more substitutions and none of them were Isco.
The final change meant he now seemed to be below the last player to join the club, in the pecking order.
The statistics suggest there will be no change in Solari's policy any time soon.
Real Madrid have won 100 per cent of games without him in the side – six out of six when Isco has not played a single minute.
In the matches that Isco has
