€120 million superstar chooses Real Madrid over Barcelona, Madrid can sign major target for just €200 million and more Real Madrid transfer news: June 4, 2019

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!

Calderon on Hazard

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes that Eden Hazard is joining Real Madrid and the only thing remaining is to agree upon a fee with Chelsea.

Calderon thinks that while the player himself wants to come to the Bernabeu, the Blues are going to be tough negotiators and won’t let him leave for cheap, even though he believes that it is wrong for Chelsea to hold him against his wishes.

“It seems he is coming and it’s really good news for Real Madrid if he finally signs for our club,” Calderon said.

“I think now it’s a matter of money.

“The player has said clearly that he wants to leave, he wants a new challenge and I think it’s not fair not to allow a player after seven years and with one year left on his contract, not to let him go.”

Calderon brought up his experience dealing with Chelsea in the past as he had to have long discussions with Roman Abramovich regarding the signing of Arjen Robben from the Blues.

Even though the Dutchman wasn’t playing regularly for the Londoners at the time, the Blues held their ground and ensured the Galacticos paid what was asked of them.

“Of course Chelsea are not easy negotiators. I know that well because in 2007 I had a long negotiation with Peter Kenyon and Roman Abramovich about [Arjen] Robben.

“He wasn’t playing for Chelsea but despite that they said the price was 35 million, which at the time was a lot of money – now it’s peanuts. Finally we paid that. We tried many times to reduce that amount and waited until the last minute, but finally we paid that.”

James set to return

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Back in 2017, James Rodriguez was loaned out to Bayern Munich for two years with the Bavarians having a chance to sign him for around €40 million. After two rather indifferent seasons, in which he showed glimpses of his genius, Bayern have decided against purchasing him outright.

This decision was made by the player himself and Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed that James won’t be signed because he wishes not to be.

"He told me in a private meeting that he would ask the club not to activate the buyout clause,” he said.

As a result, James is now set to return to Madrid where he will once again reunite with Zinedine Zidane. However, it is unsure whether he would stay with the Galacticos as Zidane might not be too keen to keep him, especially given how the Frenchman sanctioned his loan in the first place.

Ferland Mendy and Neymar

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The White House is the place to be now as the transfer wheel is going in full flow. The Merengues have already announced the signing of Luka Jovic from Frankfurt and up next is reportedly Ferland Mendy.

The Frenchman is a player Zidane likes and according to reports from Spain, Madrid have closed the deal to sign him for €50 million. The announcement is set to take place by the end of this week and the player will sign a contract until 2025.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid might be able to sign Neymar for a relatively cheaper price, according to reports from Spain. The report claims that the Brazilian’s price in recent months has gone down from €300 million to just €200 million.

The controversy surrounding the player right now is said to have played a part in this and Perez can now sign him for less and save his career.

Story of the day

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A lot of things are happening in the offices of the Santiago Bernabeu outfit. The Galacticos had a poor season and it was expected that they would be pro-active when it comes to signings this summer.

So far, they have been just that as Eder Militao and Luka Jovic have been confirmed for next season. As mentioned earlier, Eden Hazard and Ferland Mendy could follow suit as well.

In the meantime, a report from Spain claims that Joao Felix has chosen Real Madrid over Barcelona. The report stated that his agent made it clear to Perez that should they not make an approach for him, he would be offered to Barca.

However, the player wants to join Madrid and Benfica want around €120 million for him. Perez knows that Benfica want a ‘keeper, which is why he is willing to offer Keylor Navas plus around €70 million for the youngster.