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NAPLES, ITALY - MARCH 07: Keylor Navas of Real Madrid CF in action during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between SSC Napoli and Real Madrid CF at Stadio San Paolo on March 7, 2017 in Naples, Italy.  (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Keylor Navas has been error-prone for Real Madrid this season
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Keylor Navas has not kept a single clean sheet for Real Madrid in his last 16 appearances in a Los Blancos jersey. It is a far cry from the man who came to be nicknamed ‘God’ by Real Madrid fans for his unbelievable performances that earned him the title of the ‘Best Goalkeeper of the 2015/16 Season’.

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It is clear that Florentino Perez no longer wants Navas at the club – the incessant rumours surrounding Manchester United custodian David de Gea have served to undermine Navas’ stature among the Bernabeu fans this season, who have taken to whistling the Costa Rican’s touch, especially after a couple of high profile blunders against Real Betis and Las Palmas earlier this year.

Navas’ performance against Barcelona in El Clasico proved that there is still a very good goalkeeper in him, he’s just low on confidence and does not look fully recovered from his achilles injury. However, his position at Madrid seems increasingly untenable, and the Costa Rican must make way for one of De Gea, Thibaut Courtois or even Gianluigi Donnarumma.

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