Real Madrid transfer news: Emery wants Navas, Florentino Perez plans complete overhaul to raise over €500 million with sales of big superstars and more – December 21, 2018

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#3 Update on Hazard

Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard has been on the radar of Real Madrid for a while now. The Galacticos have been circling the player for a while now but according to Sky Sports journalist Dharmesh Sheth, it is unlikely that the Blues will sell him in January.

Chelsea are currently for a top-four finish in the Premier League and Hazard is the most important player in that jigsaw. As a result, Sheth believes that the Blues won’t jeopardise their top four chances by selling him in January.

"I can't see Chelsea selling Hazard in January with them fighting for a top-four place,” Dharmesh Sheth said.

"Would selling Hazard be the difference between Chelsea getting top four and not? He's been that important for him this season.”

Sheth then highlighted that despite all the love Hazard has shown for the Blancos, he has also stated that he is happy at the Stamford Bridge. So, only a rather flamboyant bid could make Chelsea think about it.

"If you look at all of the noises that Hazard makes, even though he's always made no secret of the fact his dream is to play in Real Madrid, he's always said he's happy at Chelsea.

"Unless Real Madrid were to come in with a ridiculous outlandish offer, I cannot see Chelsea releasing him.”

He then went on to reveal that the Blues are so desperate to keep him that they are willing to make him the highest paid player in the history of the club.

"Chelsea are offering him to make him the highest paid player in the club's history.

"Chelsea have put their offer on the table now and Sarri has said it's up to Hazard to sign it. Let's see what happens."

#2 Icardi update

Icardi could leave

Mauro Icardi has been linked with a move to Real Madrid for a while now and there might be some good news for the Blancos even today.

CalcioLand podcast producer Alex Goldberg has stated that Mauro Icardi could be enticed to join Real Madrid somewhere down the line. His reasoning is that Inter already have a good replacement in the form of Lautaro Martinez.

As a result, they could be willing to let Icardi go to Madrid, who, he believes, would want a star player like Icardi in the team.

“A couple of factors there: Icardi, of course, has a striker now behind him, Lautaro Martinez, that would be an audacious move if Inter just outright made Martinez the striker but they do have a little bit of a backup plan and, sure, Real Madrid might want a future star, a striker, maybe Bayern Munich once [Robert] Lewandowski goes his way,” he said.

#1 Navas and sales

Navas wanted by Emery

Keylor Navas has found it very difficult to break into the first team at Real Madrid. After guarding the goal in three straight Champions League finals and winning them, Navas now finds himself as the second-fiddle to Thibaut Courtois.

As a result, there is a chance that he could leave and Unai Emery might try his luck. According to El Confidencial, Emery is in a hurry to sign the Costa Rican from the Bernabeu and is set to offer €14 million.

That is not all as there are more sales reported. According to Don Balon, Madrid are planning a huge overhaul of personnel in the squad.

Perez wishes to sell Marco Asensio, Isco, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema and one or both of Sergio Ramos and Marcelo (Mourinho apparently wants them sold, so if he comes, they are gone) for a combined worth of over €500 million.

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