Thursday, July 24, 2014


xavi alsonso stays 

The agent of Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has denied reports the player is set for a move to Italan side Napoli.Following the arrival of Toni Kroos at the Santiago Bernabeu, doubts have been raised over the future of a number of players in the squad. Sami Khedira has been linked with a move away to Arsenal or Chelsea, while Asier Illarramendi could be heading for the exit door too.And according to Sport Mediaset, Napoli, managed by Spaniard Rafa Benitez, could look to the Alonso to bolster their options in the centre of the park next season.The Seria A side have already done business in recent times, taking a trio of Real stars last summer. Gonzalo Higuain, Raul Albiol and Jose Callejon all moved from the Spanish capital to Italy 12 months ago.But Inaki Ibanez said his client would not follow suit and is happy to remain at Los Blancos.“I want to deny rumours that there has been any contact with Napoli,” he said. “They have never been in contact with us. I can assure you that Xabi will remain with Real Madrid.”

negredo wants to return to real madrid 

Real Madrid are considering bringing Alvaro Negredo back to the Santiago Bernabeu, where he grew up playing for Los Blancos youth teams.Los Merengues only have one striker in their squad -Karim Benzema- after Alvaro Morata’s exit to Juventus, and are in desperate need of a player for that role.After having studied making a bid for Radamel Falcao and Sergio Aguero, Real directors believe they should sign a cheaper forward, Spanish sports newspaper Marca has reported, especially since they are set to spend around 80 million euros in bringing James Rodriguez in.Although Carlo Ancelotti believes Madrid should sign a young talented striker who would accept sitting on the bench regularly, Negredo is another attractive option, since he knows the club well and would also be willing to return home even if it’s for becoming Benzema’s substitute.The main obstacle for this deal is Manchester City’s refusal to let Negredo go. Atletico Madrid already tried to sign the Spaniard this summer, but the North England club would not accept less than 30 million euros for him.Negredo scored 23 goals in 48 games for City last season in his first year in the Premier League. Despite not having played as much as he expected, he is happy with the experience of playing in England, although he would also like to return to Spain.


keylor navas to real madrid

Francisco Catalan, the president of Levante, has said patience is needed in the drawn out transfer of Keylor Navas to Real Madrid.The Costa Rica keeper is believed to be on the verge of completing a 10 million euro switch to the Santiago Bernabeu after impressing for his country at the World Cup in Brazil.But speaking on Monday afternoon, Catalan said talks between all three parties – both clubs and the player himself – were still ongoing. And he added nothing would happen until everyone was satisfied with the terms of the deal.“If there was complete agreement it would be public, but there isn’t. A lot of that is down to the player. A decision will be taken when both parties are clear on things,” said the club president.Catalan went on to call for fans and the press to be patient and that whenever something is ready to be made public it will be. “We have to wait. It’s still early on. The player is looking at everything. We need to hold talks during the week. When a great club like Real Madrid is involved, everything suggests that he will go there, but we have to wait. If the deal is to go through, it has to happen under the terms that the club and the player want,” he said.And he continued: “There are three parties involved, and two of them depend on Levante. His release clause is his release clause, and after everything that has happened in the World Cup and over the course of this year, plus the fact that we’ve said no to several offers before, during and after the World Cup, it would be illogical for us to change our position at this time.”

real madrid ready to cash on isco to fund james transfer 

Real Madrid is ready to cash in on Isco this summer as the club is looking to generate funds for Monaco star James Rodriguez, with Liverpool sitting in pole position to sign the former Malaga star, according to Goal.The Liga club is close to an agreement with the Ligue 1 side for the Colombia international and Isco could be sacrificed as Carlo Ancelotti aims to trim his bulging squad ahead of the 2014-15 campaign.

Santi Cazorla going back home?


Being heavily linked to Atletico Madrid alongside fellow Arsenal teammate Monreal it may look like he's on his way out. It feels that way because, it looks he won't be having much playing time because, of the signing of Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott coming back from a long term injury. Even though keeping Santi would be the best outcome even if the Spanish side have shown so much interest and a reasonable amount of money. Arsenal suffer from some type of curse which makes every player injury prone and making players fill up spots and misplacing them. So despite the added players Santi still shows promise and experience which would help the side very much.


 21-year-old from Madrid, who scored eight goals in 23 Primera Division appearances for Champions League winners Real, has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A champions.
 A statement published on Juve's official website read: "Juventus Football Club can announce that Alvaro Morata has signed a five-year contract with the club after a fee of 20million euros, to be paid over three years, was agreed with Real Madrid.
"The deal includes the option for Real Madrid to reacquire the player's registration rights at the end of the 2015-16 or 2016-17 campaigns, at predetermined values, up to a maximum of 30million euros. These values will be based on the number of matches played by Morata in the relevant season."Morata owns a Champions League winner's medal having played in Real's final victory over city rivals Atletico in May and he scored his first goal in the competition when closing out a 3-1 win against Schalke in the round of 16.

Multiple teams in for Douglas Costa




The Brazilian that Arsenal need is Douglas Costa. The Brazilian playmaker would be able to play on the left or down the middle adding that extra flair and explosiveness. The cost of Douglas wouldn't be that high just €25m or lower as the midfielder looks to leave because of the problems in the country. But being linked to North London rivals and Italian giants it looks like a challenge for the gooners to secure the signing.