The Belgian’s contract expires in 2020 and he has been linked with a move to La Liga as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo.
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HAZARD: I LOVE REAL MADRID
Santiago Solari not thinking about the club World Cup
Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari has indicated that his team are not thinking about the club World Cup just yet with a couple of key La Liga matches left to be played. The European champions are currently the two-time defending champions of the competition but Solari wants his side focused on the job in the lead-up.
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Real Madrid boss insists Sergio Ramos needed a breather
Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui has indicated that captain Sergio Ramos has only been rested for the midweek Champions League clash at CSKA Moscow. The Spain international has been ever-present for Los Blancos since the season began but Lopetegui has chosen to rest him for the Moscow trip amid concerns that he has been overused during the opening phase of the campaign.
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Mariano Diaz reacts after sealing Real Madrid return
Spanish striker Mariano Diaz has confirmed that manager Julen Lopetegui was crucial in persuading him to re-join Real Madrid before the summer transfer deadline. The 25-year-old re-signed for the European champions after a single season with Lyon where he contributed 21 goals across all competitions.
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EXAMINING THE MAGUIRE TO UNITED MOVE
Jose Mourinho is looking to bring in a defender. That defender has been touted to be Leicester City’s Harry Maguire. The England international had a good showing at the World Cup in Russia. He has this grace to grace story and could be the subject of a £65 million transfer deal.
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Ancelotti shuts down rumors
Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti has recently been taking chance to shut down some of the rumors that have been spreading around concerning the future of some of his players.
Iker Casillas has been enduring a very rocky road with Real Madrid in these past few seasons as he was a benchwarmer for the majority of the time when Jose Mourinho was in charge of the club and reports started emerging that he was unhappy about the current situation with the possibility of him leaving the Santiago Bernabeu being a realistic one but it never happened as Iker Casillas remained being a player of Real Madrid.
The arrival of the new coach Carlo Ancelotti sparked life for Iker Casillas as he is the undisputed goal-keeper for Real Madrid. There have been rumors however of the Spanish club being interested in signing Manchester United’s David de Gea as he can replace the aging Casillas but according to Ancelotti that’s false.
Carlo Ancelotti said: “The discussion is closed. His future is here. He is part of the history of the club and in several years when he quits playing he will attend this forum along with other great ex-Real players to talk about all the European Cups he has won wearing this shirt.”
Another player that has been linked with Real Madrid is Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling as the 19 year old forward is luring the attention of top European clubs and one of those clubs was rumored to be Real Madrid but Ancelotti denied that Real Madrid has Sterling in their plans as the Italian manager is well-aware of the vast amount of talented played that he has at his disposal in Real Madrid and signing Raheem Sterling would be just too much.
“Sterling is a player of great quality, certainly one of the best in Europe. But we already have extraordinary talent here. To think of another striker for the Real Madrid attack is really extremely difficult. It’s clear that Sterling is not in our plans.” Ancelotti added on.
Ancelotti confessed and said that he is a fan of Sterling but the club is simply not interested in signing him anytime soon as they already have a lot of talented attacking players in the team.
Falcao’s Father Reveals Real Madrid Intentions
Radamel Falcao completed a stunning loan move to Manchester United on transfer deadline day, but the striker’s father has revealed that the player could have easily joined Real Madrid. It is understood that the Spanish champions were leading the race to sign the 28-year-old from Monaco. However, the presence of Karim Benzema at Madrid made it difficult for the Spanish club to guarantee a first-team spot for the Colombian international. A marquee signing of club president Florentino Perez, Benzema is one important players at the club.
Falcao was recently given the number nine shirt at United. In his first press conference, he stated that the Premier League outfit were his first choice destination, but the striker hinted at in joining Madrid just a few hours before the United move came close. Falcao’s father has revealed in an interview to a radio station that the Spanish club wanted to sign the 28-year-old, but they were keen on imposing a lot of sanctions that made it almost impossible for Falcao to earn the same amount of money as he is doing in Monaco. The forward is currently on a contract worth £ 200,000 per week tax-free income.
It is believed that in order to offset the taxes, United will be paying the striker an astonishing £ 18 million per season or £ 350,000 a week.
“The deal with Real Madrid did not happen because if you have money and you go to the market to buy a shirt or a pair of trousers, you have to decide whether to buy it or not. Real Madrid chose not to. I don’t know, I have the feeling they wanted the player for free with a number of conditions. In any case, they bought the trousers and shirt they wanted and they considered that to be better. We have to accept it,” said Falcao’s father.
Madrid vs Atletico
The La Ligans in the past ten years have only contained 2 Spanish teams Real Madrid and Barcelona, thus enjoyed undisputed supremacy. Since year 2004, as Valencia bagged the title, Barcelona has had 6 title triumphs, while the rest were picked up by real Madrid. Since then there was no looking back for the duo, with no other team matching their supremacy. In the last 5 seasons, the difference between the first and the third position hasn’t been less than seventeen points.
However the ongoing campaign has been slightly off beat, with Atletico Madrid barging in their way in the duo play. Crossing all expectations, Diego Simeone’s meager budget team has maintained its title challenge, along with proudly advancing their way into the Champion league. Already they have an advantage in the quarter finals post defeating AC Milan the score being 1-0 at San Siro during the final sixteen 1st leg.
In the recent few weeks, nonetheless team Altetico has tottered, with one after another setbacks, against Osasuna (0-3) and Almeria (0-2). Simeone’s team has leveled their position at the second place with Barca, while the champions Real Madrid is 3 points ahead. The derby this weekend is going to be “do or die situation” for Atletico Madrid if they want to get back on track.
Meanwhile Real Coach Ancelotti has a substantial to do list as he left PSG this summer to take control at Bernabeu. Leading the list was to bring back together a club ripped apart under Jose Mourinho’s charge. 7 months on the job and coach Ancelotti seems pretty much on track to get things back in shape, though it wasn’t a much easy job especially with the 1st half of the season being pretty tricky.
ARSENAL CHASE REAL PLAYERS
It does not come as a surprise the fact that Arsene Wenger has been constantly talking about the possibility of having a new signing in January but more specifically in the attacking department of the squad.
Theo Walcott is out injured for the remainder of the season and Oxlade-Chamberlain is close on completing his recovery from a knee injury and the desire of Wenger wanting to put someone that can play alongside Giroud is pretty clear.
Even though the interest of signing a new player is evident, Wenger said that he is not having talks with any club or player and labeled the transfer market as a distraction for him.
“Nothing has changed because we are open to a possible solution and if something interesting turns up we will do it. It could be a loan as well yes,” said Wenger. “We are not in talks, with Real about anybody.
Wenger added: “The transfer market is a distraction that for me is not welcome. I think it would be much better that there is no transfer market at all in January and the team starts and finishes with the same players would be fair unless you have big injuries.
Carlo Ancelotti recently spoke up to the media and denied being in contact with any club regarding Alvaro Morata who was one of the top targets of Wenger in this transfer window.
While Morata is likely to be staying with Real Madrid for an undetermined estimated time, Karin Benzema is attracting the interest of Borussia Dortmund who according to the German newspaper ‘’Bild’’, the Frenchman will be moving to the German club in exchange for Ilkay Gundogan.
Borussia Dortmund wants to find someone that can replace Lewandowski who will be leaving in the summer and Benzema is one of their top targets.
Prime Minister of Spain supports Ronaldo
Mariano Rajoy, the Prime Minister of Spain, backed Portugal and Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for Ballon d’Or trophy. The Spanish Prime Minister, who is a staunch supporter of Real Madrid, stated that the 28 year old Portugal captain deserved the award. However, he also praised Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.
According to reports, Mariano Rajoy said the public radio hat he is a Real Madrid supporter and he has always been one. If he had to cast a vote, he would have voted for Ronaldo. Not just that, he told that Ronaldo is coming out as the favorite player to snatch Ballon d’Or this year.
On Tuesday, Ronaldo scored season’s his 5th hat-trick as they defeated Sweden to guarantee a place in the Brazil World Cup next year. The Spanish leader told that he scored 3 goals in Sweden. And according to him, he is in impressive form. He is a footballer who gives everything on the ground, someone who makes an allout effort.
The Portuguese’s chances to get Ballon dOr appeared to rise further when the world football governing body FIFA announced a 2 week extension to voting deadline. The date now goes to 29th November, suggesting a weak turnout, and letting participants to alter ballots already cast.
On the other hand, Catalan papers, which back Barcelona, criticized FIFA decision. The decision by FIFA came as Ronaldo goes top form and Messi being sidelined for 8 weeks with an injured hamstring muscle.