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Real Madrid ready to sell Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos is the Real Madrid club captain but the Spanish giants are ready to sell him this summer. The 13-time Champions League winners are reportedly open to the sale if a 'strong economic offer' arrives reports Marca.
Florentino Perez confirmed yesterday that the Spaniard was looking to leave the Bernabeu as he had a great offer from China. However, the club were not willing to make a bid as they had to pay 100% tax on the transfer fee.
The centre-back was still keen on the move and asked if he could leave on a free transfer. The request was rejected by the president as it would set a bad example for the other players at the club.
Reports suggest that Manchester United are looking to sign the defender this summer. Juventus have also been linked with a move while rumours of Liverpool's interest have also been going around.
While United and Juventus are likely destinations, a move to Liverpool is not on the cards. The fans still haven't forgiven him for injuring Salah and the Egyptian hasn't either.
Xabi Alonso leaving Madrid for Sociedad
According to reports in AS, Xabi Alonso has decided to leave the coaching role at Real Madrid's U14 team. The Spaniard is reportedly heading to Real Sociedad this summer to take up a similar role.
The former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich star started his senior career at Real Sociedad and was always looking for a return. He earned his move to Liverpool after impressing at the club and is now looking to slowly get into management as well.
The midfielder retired in 2017 after playing professional football for 18 years in Spain, England and Germany.
Ernesto Valverde is staying at Barcelona
Barcelona fans want Ernesto Valverde sacked as soon as possible but the board seem to have made their minds up on keeping the manager for another season. Reports yesterday suggested that the Catalan side were set to sack the former Athletic Bilbao manager but later in the day, reliable reports suggested that the sacking rumours were false.
Roberto Martinez was being linked as the next manager for Barcelona as well and it got a lot of fans excited. However, the Catalan side denied those rumours too when Mundo Deportivo contacted them for comments.
Martinez also confirmed that he has not agreed to become the next Barcelona manager. The Belgian manager said, “I do not say “yes” to anyone without first talking to Bart [Verhaeghe] and Mehdi [Bayat] (Belgian football federation) first.”
Arsenal's Unai Emery and former Everton manager, Ronald Koeman were also linked with the Catalan side.
Lopetegui set for managerial return
Julen Lopetegui is set for a return to management with Sevilla according to reports in Spain. The former Real Madrid manager was sacked early in the season after he failed to impress.
Sevilla are also looking at Ernesto Valverde's situation at Barcelona but if the Catalan side stick with their manager, they have all but agreed a deal with Lopetegui according to reports.
Lopetegui spoke to the media recently and stated that he wasn't given enough time at Madrid. He said:
“The team came from winning the Champions League, but even with Cristiano it had been far behind Barça and Atleti in La Liga. The diagnosis was that I had to improve the team collectively…and whilst it is true that we were on seven points, it was three weeks of bad luck in front of goal, but at 12 months those things would have been balanced.”
“We were very satisfied with the players because of their commitment, with the feeling that they were convinced of what we were doing. Everything in Madrid is very fast and we tried to be consistent with what the team needed, but we did not have time.”
Barcelona make stunning Coutinho + cash bid
Barcelona are desperate to bring back Neymar and have made a stunning bid for him according to reports in Daily Record. The Catalan side have made a Coutinho + Cash bid for the PSG star according to the report.
The same report also states that Barcelona are willing to offer Ousmane Dembele if PSG are not willing to sign the former Liverpool star. A Qatar source has added to the report that PSG are willing to make the transfer happen if they get the right player and the money they need.
Neymar moved to PSG 2 years ago for a world record €222 million fee. Reports suggest that PSG are willing to sell the Brazilian as they want to make sure Mbappe does not leave at any cost.
Neymar is a target for Real Madrid as well but Los Blancos are yet to make a move.
Real Madrid close in on Ferland Mendy
Real Madrid have made a record bid to sign Ferland Mendy according to reports. The left-back is seen as the ideal long-term replacement for Marcelo and Zidane is reportedly keen on signing him.
Olympique Lyon are open to selling him but are not in a hurry as they expect more bids for the left-back. Barcelona, Juventus and Manchester United have also been linked with the defender while Manchester City are also on the hunt for a left-back.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas is reportedly confident that more clubs will make a bid for him and increase the price.
Mendy is currently valued at €55 million by Lyon and Real Madrid have reportedly matched the asking price. Éder Militão is currently Madrid's most expensive defensive signing and Mendy's fee will be around €5 million more.
