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Hello and welcome to the Real Madrid transfer news and rumours of the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the Galacticos!
Duncan Castles on Eden Hazard
Journalist Duncan Castles is of the opinion that Eden Hazard to Real Madrid might take a lot of time to happen. Speaking on the way Florentino Perez goes about making deals, Castles stated that the construction magnate approaches the player at first and after having their full consensus, contacts the club.
“One of the things with Hazard though is I would suspect that this will be a deal that goes a long way through the transfer window,” he told The Transfer Window podcast.
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“I think if you look at the way that [Florentino Perez]] has tended to recruit players in the past, they make these approaches, they make it clear to the player that he’s wanted. They get the player onboard.”
He then added that the Galacticos make “lowball” offers to pressurize the selling club into coming to a conclusion that suits Real Madrid and since Eden Hazard just has a year left in his contract and also wants to join the Merengues, the advantage is in with Real Madrid.
“Then they go to the club that owns the player’s contract and they put lowball offers in and wait for the pressure to be exerted on the club and them to assess their options, and that club try and get the biggest transfer fee possible and, generally, it goes down close to the wire in the transfer window as that negation process goes through with Madrid confident that they will get the best price because they know the player wants to come to them.”
“And in a situation like this, Madrid knowing that Chelsea have got a difficult choice because they will lose him for nothing in a year’s time.”
Varane speaks out
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has opened up about rumours linking him away from the Santiago Bernabeu. The Frenchman has claimed that he is not unhappy at the Bernabeu as he is playing for the greatest club in the world.
He also added that he is challenging himself to be better as that is what is required to be at the Bernabeu.
‘To say that I am not happy at Real Madrid is not true,’ said Varane. ‘I’m at Real Madrid. The biggest club in the world.
‘I’m constantly in a state of challenging myself because the requirement here is that of the highest level.’
The World Cup winner then stated that he is proud of the fact that he has given everything for the Galacticos.
‘I’m focused on my career. We had a tough time in the middle of the season where we had to fight. I’ve given my all in this shirt and I can be proud of that.
Mane and Mbappe
Liverpool star Sadio Mane has been linked with a move to Real Madrid ever since Zinedine Zidane took over the reins. However, journalist Dominic King has claimed that the Reds have no desire to sell him.
“Today’s front page from Marca: Liverpool have no intention of selling Sadio Mane, one of the most important players in their squad. There are no loopholes in his contract that Real Madrid could exploit. The interest simply shows how good Mane has become,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, France Football have claimed that Zinedine Zidane’s first priority is to sign Kylian Mbappe from PSG. They also add that president Florentino Perez could make a move for him in the coming weeks and offer around €280 million for the superstar.
And that would make him the most expensive player of all time, if it happens, that is.
Meanwhile, according to reports, Gareth Bale has attracted the interest of three clubs in the form of Manchester United, Tottenham and Bayern Munich. It seems like he is not going to be at the Bernabeu next summer.
