Real Madrid to sell 10 players for €450M, Barcelona set to sell 7 players this summer and more LaLiga news: 28 May 2019

All the latest LaLiga news in one place!

Real Madrid block Sergio Ramos' move to China

Florentino Perez has confirmed that Sergio Ramos was keen on moving to China. He has revealed that the Spaniard and his agent were interested in the offer from China and were looking for a free transfer to the Asian league.

Perez has also revealed that the club has denied the request of their club captain as he would set a wrong example for the others. The president of Real Madrid was talking to Onda Cero when he said:

“Sergio Ramos has informed me that there was an offer from China and that they could not pay a transfer fee because of rules there. Ramos has not been to my home and I have not been to his...he came to see me at the office and told me they had a very good deal from China. I told him that it was not possible for us to let our captain go on a free transfer, and the conversation was friendly - this is normal for players to do this.”

“Sergio’s is currently the highest deal at Madrid, before that it was Cristiano and now we have a scale for our pay packet - the highest earner is based on merit, the same is true for Sergio. He did not ask that we release him now but I informed him that this plan for China was not possible, and the truth is that I love him like a son.”

“Rene Ramos (the brother and agent of Sergio) can tell you everything, we have a very close relationship and Sergio is held in high esteem here. We will not allow him to leave, we refer interested clubs to his clause - there is nothing else to say.”

Match-Fixing in LaLiga?

Shocking reports in Spain suggest that 11 arrests, including the president of SD Huesca, have been made in the last few hours. All these arrests have been made in relation to alleged match-fixing and a few Real Valladolid players have been arrested too.

Valladolid lost 2-0 to Valencia on the final day of the season and the victory helped Los Ches Els Taronges qualify for the Champions League. They were tied on points with Getafe going into the final day but knew that a win was enough because of their head-to-head advantage.

While the match was dominated by the hosts, Valladolid, the goals conceded by them got people thinking. Both goals were the result of some silly errors in defence and officials then launched an investigation.

Apart from this one game, several other games are also under the scanner and a few players from LaLiga 123 are also being investigated.

Florentino Perez confirms interest in Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard to Real Madrid has been a rumour during every single transfer window for the past 4-5 years. Every single time Los Blancos have been keen on signing him as per the media reports and it looks like that was actually true.

Florentino Perez has confirmed that he wants to sign Hazard this summer and also revealed that he was keen on signing him in the past few seasons. “I have a feeling that Eden Hazard will be coming this year,” Perez told an interview on Onda Cero on Monday night.

“I am very interested in him coming to Real Madrid and I am very hopeful he will come in. He is one of the greats of the world of football. How are we going to talk to a club that is playing a final (the Europa League), we have been trying for several years that Hazard is a Madrid player but we have not yet achieved it.” he added.

Barcelona to sell 7 players this summer

Reports suggest Ernesto Valverde is set to be sacked by Barcelona today and it looks like the club is set for a massive overhaul this summer. Roberto Martinez is reportedly set to take over and along with that, as many as 9 players are set to be sold as per SPORT.

The Catalan side are keen on signing Antoine Griezmann and Matthijs de Ligt this summer but needs to clear off some dead wood as their wage bill is really high. Frenkie de Jong has already been signed and he is set to arrive at the start of the pre-season.

SPORT reports that Cillessen, Vermaelen, Umtiti, Rafinha, Rakitic, Malcom and Coutinho are set to be sold this summer. Barcelona are hoping to make around €300 million in the sales so that they can afford a striker (Griezmann or Jovic), a defender (De Ligt) and a backup goalkeeper.

Real Madrid to raise €450 million by selling 10 players

Real Madrid CF v Real Betis Balompie - La Liga

Just like Barcelona, Real Madrid are also looking for a squad overhaul this season. Florentino Perez has already confirmed that he wants to sign Eden Hazard this summer and reports suggest that they are also interested in several other stars as well.

Reports in Spain suggest that they too are looking to sell the dead wood at the club and sign star players as the ideal replacements. The same report suggests that they are looking to raise over €450 in player sales so that they can spend big this summer.

James Rodriguez, Sergio Reguilón, Keylor Navas, Marcos Llorente, Martin Odegaard, Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos, Theo Hernández, Mariano Díaz and Raúl De Tomás are set to be sold as per the report. Zidane is not interested in these players and doesn't find them suitable for his squad.

Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee