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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!
Asensio’s agent makes offer claims
Marco Asensio hasn’t had the best of season with the Blancos and has been linked out of the Santiago Bernabeu as a result. However, his agent Horacio Gaggioli has claimed that the Merengues have rejected bids for the player in the past.
The Spaniard has been linked with a plethora of clubs with Liverpool among the prominent names. And according to his agent, the Blancos have received bids of around €180 million for the superstar but the Galacticos didn’t pay heed to them.
“Over the last year there have been offers as high as €150 million and €180 million, but Madrid did not want to listen to them,” he said.
Gaggioli then added that the Spaniard always has clubs interested in him and that it is normal given that he is a talented player but Asensio is happy at Real Madrid and wants to succeed at the Santiago Bernabeu.
"There is always interest in Marco from other big clubs, seeing if he wanted to leave, which is normal for the player he is. But he always says that he is very happy with Madrid, is only interested in being a success there. He is still a young kid, improving all the time, and the club is very happy with him too."
Meanwhile, Zinedine Zidane has stated that Asensio is still a young player who is improving and that the Merengues are happy with him and want to see him progress, despite a horrendous season.
“The season has been a bit difficult for everyone, not just for Marco. He looks good to me, committed, and wants to progress. That is what we will try and do for him.”
The Frenchmen
Ever since Zinedine Zidane took over the reins at the Santiago Bernabeu, it seems as though the best French players want to play for the Merengues. Raphael Varane was touted to leave the Galacticos in the summer but it may have changed now.
According to Marca, the arrival of Zidane has revived the players to such an extent that nobody wants to leave the Merengues – not even Raphael Varane. Even though the Frenchman still thinks that he should have been awarded a better contract after the World Cup, he is set to stay due to Zidane’s presence.
Meanwhile, his French team-mate Paul Pogba has decided to leave Manchester United as he is not sure about the project of the Red Devils after their loss to Manchester City in the last game. He had decided to talk with the Merengues regarding a possible move in the summer.
Rumours of the day
Zinedine Zidane has stated that one of Keylor Navas or Thibaut Courtois could be sold in the summer transfer window should they ask for it. He also added that while both of them are excellent goalkeepers, his job is to choose the best one for the team.
“I would understand if a goalkeeper asked me to leave for the next season, it could happen,” Zidane said.
“Keylor and Thibaut are very good, I must choose just one of course and that is a complicated thing for me when I have to choose what is better for the team.”
Meanwhile, Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale has received an offer from China worth €26 million-a-year in wages. The unnamed club are also willing to pay Real Madrid a whopping €100 million.
However, while Florentino Perez has accepted the offer, Bale has no intention of playing in China just yet.
