Barcelona can sign Real Madrid target for €75 million plus Coutinho, Sergio Ramos goes to war with the Galacticos and more Real Madrid transfer news: May 26, 2019

Hello and welcome to the Real Madrid transfer news and rumours for the day! Here are the top stories of the day surrounding the 13-time Champions League winners.

Update on Joao Felix

Benfica starlet Joao Felix has broken through this season with the Portuguese giants and as a result of that, giants like Real Madrid, along with Manchester United, have been linked with a move for him.

However, according to the player, he is happy at the club as he loves them and adores the fans who love him. He wants to continue doing good things at Benfica.

“I think that time will tell. I'm good here, I'm very happy, I love the club,' Felix was quoted as saying.

“I adore these fans who adore me. I want to enjoy the moment, play ball, have fun doing what I like, and then, over time, things happen naturally. I am very happy in Benfica.”

Meanwhile, according to Benfica executive manager Domingos Soares de Oliveira, the intention of the Portuguese giants is to keep their prized asset at the club. In fact, the idea is to keep the youngster even if a club comes in with a gigantic offer of €100 million.

So, the bottom line from de Olivieira is that until a club offer the entirety of his release clause of €120 million, he is not going anywhere!

“The goal is to keep the squad. If someone hits €100m (£88m) for Felix, the intention is not to sell,” he said.

“€100m is a lot of money, there has never been a player sold for that amount in Portugal, but the goal is to win on the pitch and we will do everything in that direction.

“Today, if they do not beat the €120m (£105m), the player stays.”

No chance of Ramos going to Liverpool

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Sergio Ramos has been linked with a move to Liverpool. However, it seems as though the Spaniard won’t be joining the Merseyside outfit after all.

According to a source close to the Reds, Liverpool are not interested in the Madrid captain because his profile doesn’t fit with what Jurgen Klopp seeks from his players. As a result, he won’t be signed even on a Bosman.

“There is 0.0 percent chance of Sergio Ramos playing for Liverpool.

“It has nothing to do with what happened in Kiev last season."

“Even if we had won the Champions League final and Ramos had shook the hand of every Liverpool player afterwards we would still have no interest in him," the source continued.

“Ramos just doesn't fit the kind of profile that Jurgen Klopp is looking for. We wouldn't even sign him if he was available on a free.”

Ramos goes to war, and Koulibaly

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Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has reportedly gone to war with the Galacticos president Florentino Perez. The defender is reportedly not sure whether he would like to continue with the Merengues next season.

As a result, the likes of PSG and Juventus have been linked with him. This seems reminiscent of when Ramos was linked to Manchester United, only for the Spain captain to sign a new deal with the Merengues.

Back then, however, he had the support of the board, which he doesn’t now as Perez doesn’t think increasing the salary of a 33-year-old is an important thing to do.

Meanwhile, one of the players that has been linked to Madrid as a possible Ramos replacement is Kalidou Koulibaly. According to reports, Real Madrid made an £80 million bid for Koulibaly but the Italian outfit have rejected the offer.

Story of the day

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It seems as though both Real Madrid and Barcelona have a mutual interest in this window. Both of these teams have been linked with Matthijs De Ligt and now, Mohamed Salah also seems to be on the agenda of the big two of Spain.

While the interest from Galacticos doesn’t seem to be extreme, Barcelona are reportedly going to go all guns blazing. Indeed, if reports from Spain are to be believed, then the Catalans are going to be make a bid of Philippe Coutinho plus €75 million for the Egyptian.

The report also adds that the former Roma star wants €25 million annually in wages.

However, the report also claims that the fate of this deal depends on the future of Ernesto Valverde, who has received heavy criticism following Barcelona’s defeat against Liverpool and then Valencia.

This is going to be interesting.