A year Real Madrid fans were furious at President Florentino Pérez for bumbling the David de Gea transfer saga, failing to sign Spanish No.1 because of fax machine issues. Fast forward 12 months and this summer’s transfer window was surprisingly quiet, especially with the impending transfer ban for both Atletico and Real Madrid. Real Madrid’s […]
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Real Madrid produced another in their long line of famous European performances to lift the UEFA Super Cup, seeing off domestic rivals and UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla 3-2 after extra time in Trondheim. Madrid looked dead and buried as they trailed 2-1 deep into stoppage time in Trondheim, but Ramos’ equaliser sent the match […]
UEFA has released the three names on the shortlist for the 2015-16 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and there is a notable omission. Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Three nominees are Real Madrid duo Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann. Ronaldo captained Portugal to glory at Euro 2016, when he […]
It is not a good week for the European Champions. First they lose out on Paul Pogba to Manchester United. Then James Rodríguez, who Real were planning to sell to fund some new purchases, announces that he is staying at the Bernabéu, despite a €85 million bid for Manchester United for the services. And then […]
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says the size of his squad makes the subject of James Rodriguez’s future “complicated”. Rodriguez has been linked with a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu in recent weeks, reportedly attracting the interest of West Ham and Manchester United. Zidane appears reluctant to allow the Colombia international to leave but […]
Jose Mourinho is looking for revenge over his former employers as Manchester United have reportedly offered Juventus a world-record fee of up to £100m for their former player Paul Pogba. United are said to have offered Pogba £250,000-a-week in wages, two figures that Real Madrid cannot match. The United bid puts the European Champions in […]
You can cross another striker of the Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United shopping lists as Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has signed a new five-year deal keeping him at the club until 2021 and his release clause has reportedly been increased from €82.3m (£63m) to €100m (£76.6m). An Atletico statement read: “Antoine Griezmann has renewed […]
As expected Real Madrid are set to exercise their buy-back clause in Alvaro Morata’s contract and then they will turn around and flip the Italian striker for a huge profit. The striker is attracting interest from a series of Europe’s top clubs, Arsenal and Chelsea, despite only scoring seven goals in the league last season […]