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Hello and welcome to the Real Madrid transfer reports of the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Galacticos!
Peter Crouch on Hazard sale
Former Liverpool forward Peter Crouch thinks that Eden Hazard’s departure might be a good opportunity for some Chelsea players to step up. He named the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ross Barkey, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic as the beneficiaries from Hazard’s departure.
“Players such as Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ross Barkley, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic, who is joining this summer from Borussia Dortmund, could all flourish and take their games a step further without Hazard around,” Crouch said.
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He then added that having a stand-out player in a team always makes the whole team look up to that player to produce some magic. He gave the example of Steven Gerrard at Liverpool and Gareth Bale at Spurs and also stated that it is the same with Hazard and Chelsea.
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“I know how it is to be in a team that has a stand-out player. There were world-class players at Liverpool in my three years.
“But we all knew that an easy thing to do was to give the ball to Steven Gerrard in the expectation of him producing some magic. It was the same at Tottenham with Gareth Bale.
“Again, we had a brilliant team but you didn't think twice about pushing the ball out to him on the left and watching him take off like a rocket.
“Chelsea's players will understandably think the same with Hazard.”
Finally, he stated that Chelsea and the Premier League would be impacted negatively with the departure of such a great talent that Eden Hazard is.
“The Premier League would be poorer without him but the impact on Chelsea would be huge.”
Paul Pogba
Real Madrid superstar Casemiro has claimed that Paul Pogba would be welcomed at the Santiago Bernabeu should he decide to join them. However, he also called for respect to be shown to Manchester United.
“Pogba could play in any team because he’s a great player. He would be welcome if he arrives. However, he’s not here and we have to respect Manchester United,” said Casemiro.
Meanwhile, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that the transfer stories surrounding Pogba aren’t affecting him in any way as he is focused on performing well for the Red Devils.
"There might be a campaign, there might be press, you never know what there is, but in my talks with Paul he's always been positive," said Solskjaer.
"I don't see a difference in him when I chat to him. He's focused on performing and he's a proud player. He always gives his best."
Hazard on Zidane coming back
Real Madrid target Eden Hazard has expressed his joy at seeing Zinedine Zidane return to take over the reins at Real Madrid. The Blancos brought Zidane back just 10 months after he left the job.
And Hazard has claimed that while he is not a Real Madrid player, he is happy to see the Frenchman come back to the Bernabeu as it is a great move for Real Madrid and its fans but not so much for the rival teams.
“I am not a Real Madrid player but as a supporter of Zidane, I was very happy that he came back because football needs Zidane,” Hazard said. “For Real it is good, for the supporters of Real it is good.
“But for the other teams, a bit less because Real Madrid with Zinedine Zidane win a lot, so it will be difficult.”
Aspas advise to Madrid
Celta star Iago Aspas has given advise to Real Madrid. The Spaniard has claimed that if he was the head of the club, he would have signed Kylian Mbappe and Eden Hazard but also added that the Belgian would cost less.
"I would sign Hazard because he'd be more affordable than Kylian Mbappe," Aspas explained.
When asked about Pogba and Kante, he stated that they are not players suited to Madrid and that he likes Madrid’s midfield as it is, although he believes that Ceballos hasn’t improved much since his move, and also stated that he likes Thiago Alcantara more than the French duo.
"Pogba or [N'Golo] Kante? Neither. They're not Real Madrid players.
"I like the midfield, which is now at its best.
"They have Dani Ceballos, who's an international but hasn't had continuity and, for example, I like Thiago Alcantara more than Pogba and Kante."
AS reports
News from Spain seems to be at its peak as Real Madrid have been linked with three forwards in the rumour mill.
The first among the three is Raul De Tomas, who is still owned by Real Madrid and is on loan at Rayo Vallecano, where he has been in superb form, scoring 13 goals in 28 league games.
As a result, Zinedine Zidane has given his approval to retain the 24-year-old striker in the squad for next season.
Meanwhile, AS have another report where they claim that the Galacticos sent scouts to watch Barcelona target Luka Jovic during Frankfurt’s Europa League clash against Benfica.
The report also added that while they went to watch the Serb, they fell in love with Joao Felix’s performance as he scored a hattrick to become the youngest player since Sergio Aguero to achieve the feat in Europa League.
