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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 Merengues!
Florentino Perez speaks out
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez spoke about a variety of things in his interview with Onda Cero last night. The construction magnate admitted that he is interested in bringing Hazard and is hopeful that the move will be concluded in the summer.
He also stated that they haven’t had talks with Chelsea due to the fact that they have to play a Europa League final against Arsenal and also revealed that the Galacticos wanted to sign him last year but it wasn’t possible.
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“I am very interested in him coming to Real Madrid and I am very hopeful that he will come this year. He is one of the best in the world.
“How are we going to talk with a club that is about to play a final?” Perez continued. “We tried to get him last season but it was not possible.”
He then went on to state that the Merengues have been trying to sign him for a long time but haven’t been able to pull it off.
“We have been trying to make Hazard a Real Madrid player for many years but we still have not achieved it.”
He also spoke about the possibility of signing Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino as the manager of Real Madrid, stating that while he hasn’t tried to bring any one of them yet, there is no telling that he wouldn’t try in the future.
“Klopp and Pochettino are phenomenal," he said. "I've never tried to sign them, but that doesn't mean we won't try to in the future."
He added: "People were applauding in Anfield when we beat them 0-3 [in 2014]. I envy that kind of atmosphere.
Lazio president on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
Lazio president Claudio Lotito has spoken about one of his prized assets Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and the possibility of him leaving the club. The midfielder was linked to Madrid and Manchester United in the past and the Lazio chief is firm in his stance of not selling him.
However, there is a twist here.
While he claimed that the Serbian is not for sale, just like he wasn’t last year, he did add that if a club makes a significant offer for the Serbia international, then Lazio shall sit and negotiate on it.
Milinkovic is not for sale, as I said last year and then the facts proved me right. It is also true that, should an important offer arrive not only for the club but also for the player, then we would sit around a table to talk about it," he stated.
Lo Celso and Mario Hermoso
Giovanni Lo Celso has had good season with Real Betis. And when a player in the midtable of any league has a great season, he is bound to attract a lot of attention from Europe’s top clubs.
Marca had earlier linked Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham with him but if this new report from BBC is to be believed, then the Lilywhites have made a €60 million bid for the Argentine.
Betis, however, want close to €100 million, which is the release clause of the player.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid could make a profit from one of their former players, thanks to the interest of Spurs’ eternal rivals Arsenal. Sport report that Arsenal, PSG and Bayern are interested in signing Mario Hermoso.
As a result, Madrid are looking to use the €7 million buy-back clause in the defender’s contract and then sell him for €20 million after that.
Spurs could get Isco
Tottenham Hotspur are gearing up for the final of the Champions League, which, in itself, is an incredible achievement due to the fact that the Lilywhites didn’t sign a single player in the last two windows.
It is almost impossible to think that the Londoners will go another window without signing anyone and they might have a chance to land Isco from Real Madrid, who, after a terrible season, is no longer in the good books.
According to reports from Spain, Real Madrid are looking to close the deal to bring Christian Eriksen to the Bernabeu. They realise that it would be a very hard thing to do, which is why they are willing to incorporate Isco in the deal.
However, it is unknown whether the former Malaga star would want to move as his primary goal is to stay with the Galacticos.
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Real Madrid have been linked with plenty of Premier League players in the recent months. From Christian Eriksen to Paul Pogba, almost every top player in the Premiership has found his name linked to Madrid at least once.
However, a relatively new name has been added to this list as Marcus Rashford is reportedly on the radar of the Galacticos. Even though the Englishman is yet to hit the peak of his powers and perform consistently, Real Madrid seem to rate him very highly.
Indeed, if reports from Spain are to be believed, then the Galacticos are set to make a massive €60 million plus Gareth Bale bid for the youngster, who is just 21 years of age.
Madrid think that he is more gettable than the likes of Mo Salah and Sadio Mane and the player himself is reportedly willing to leave the Theatre of Dreams.
