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#2 The rundown of AS

Sterling linked to Madrid

This – using the name of another outlet to name our subheading – is something we don’t usually do but such is the comprehensiveness of this report from AS that there was perhaps no better way of putting it.

The Spanish outlet have stated in their report that the construction work has begun for the Whites. And, of course, the man that is overseeing this is the construction magnate Florentino Perez himself (who, for your information, owns a construction company).

Most of the backbone of the Champions League-dominating team are now in their 30s. The likes of Modric and Ramos, for example, don’t really have many years at the top.

As a result, the Galacticos are looking to sign Mario Hermoso for defence while also eying Exequiel Palacios, Frenkie De Jong and Christian Eriksen for midfield. They also name Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling as possible candidates to refurbish the attackf