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Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's Daily Transfer Roundup. Let's take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates that made headlines on 3 April 2019.
Zinedine Zidane hints at selling Courtois
While he defender Raphael Varane earnestly, Zizou did not extend the same honour to Thibaut Courtois. Zizou, who recently deployed his son as the goalkeeper for the Blancos after demoting both Keylor Navas and the big Belgian, said that there will no longer be a debate for the goalkeeping position at the Bernabeu after the summer.
Speaking to the press, Zidane revealed,
“It depends on the goalkeepers we have next year,”
“At the moment we have three good ones and let’s see what we do next season. There won’t be any debate surrounding the goalkeepers next year. It will be very clear.”
Mateo Kovacic prefers Chelsea stay over Real Madrid return
Mateo Kovacic, who is on loan at Chelsea from Real Madrid, would rather stay at Chelsea than return to the Bernabeu despite Zinedine Zidane's reappointment. However, Chelsea's transfer ban has complicated things and a return to Real Madrid looks the most likely outcome.
Alisson says Firmino convinced him to join Liverpool
Speaking to the Liverpool's official website, Alisson said that fellow Brazilian Roberto Firmino convinced him to join Liverpool. Alisson said,
"I spoke to Roberto and others before I came here and they told me about the British and that the people are very organised,"he said in quotes carried by the Mirror.
"He told me how things run in the club and that the emphasis is all about football so there were not too many mysteries.
"It's a very good life with a very good team. For me it was an important step in my career. We can describe the club as being like a family with some differences as we don't fight too much – less than a lot of families do and that's a good thing!"
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Real Madrid told to pay £196 million for Sadio Mane by Liverpool
Real Madrid are all set to undergo a squad overhaul in the summer and on top of manager Zinedine Zidane's list is Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane. Real Madrid have had an utterly forgettable season where they've had to sack 2 managers- Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari.
The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus have dried up the goals at the Bernabeu and several players are all set to face the axe in the summer. Having enquired about Sadio Mane's availability, Real Madrid have been shocked to have learnt from Liverpool that the Senegalese international has been priced at a whopping £196 million by the Merseysiders.
Jurgen Klopp has built a formidable team in London and does not want to see one of his most prominent players leave the club at this vital juncture and will not even entertain the idea unless the offer is too good to be rejected.
Matthijs De Ligt all set to join Barcelona
Barcelona are now closer than ever to securing the signing of Ajax youngster Matthijs De Ligt. Marc Overmars had earlier confirmed that there is an agreement between Barcelona and Ajax to enter into a partnership.
It had been widely reported over the past few days that Barcelona have no rivals in their pursuit to sign the Dutchman. Bayern Munich and Juventus were both credited with an interest in the player but of late, it has cooled down and Barcelona now have a clear path to sign him in the summer.
Reports suggest that Barcelona will need to pay less than what they paid for Frenkie De Jong in order to sign the 19-year-old. It has also been suggested that De Ligt is waiting for the final offers from all parties interested- a species that's taken a great hit in numbers- in order to make his decision final. Otherwise, it's as good as done.
