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Zinedine Zidane is looking for new signing this summer to reinforce the squad. The midfield, a left back and a new strikers are Real Madrid priorities right now. However, the French coach also wants the best professionals around him and he’s trying to get Olympique de Lyon’s physical trainer, Antonio Pintus.

According to Foot Mercato, Zidane is working to get Antonio Pintus into his team. Pintus (53 years old) worked with Zidane at Juventus several years ago and has a lot of experience in football. He worked in several French, Italian and English teams (Marsella, Monaco, Udinese, Juventus, etc). The last one in the Premier League was Sunderland and now he’s suppose to start working for Olympique Lyon next season.

However, Real Madrid is trying to get him on board in the new project. It’s Zidane’s personal request. Currently, the main responsible for the physical status of the squad is Bernardo Requena, who will continue working at Real Madrid.

The French coach is very concerned about the muscular injuries Real Madrid suffered last season. Overall, there were up to 26 muscular injuries during the season 15/16. It was a big issue in the last year and almost every single player suffer some issues.

Actually, Florentino Pérez blamed Ancelotti about all the injuries suffered two years ago, but this aspect hasn’t been solved with Rafael Benítez. With Zidane’s arrival, the French coach planned hard training sessions in January to avoid this problem but it wasn’t very efficient. For instance, Cristiano Ronaldo or Karim Benzema were injured just some days before the Champions League final. A major problem this season for Los Blancos who would like to solve in the future.

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Jesé Rodríguez, in the coming days, will renew his contract with Real Madrid ending in June 2017. The intention of the club is also to leave him on loan this summer. The player, who after three seasons sees his role in the team doesn’t increase, frowns this double operation, according to Spanish newspaper As.

There are already many clubs of La Liga that have shown interest in the possible transfer, like Espanyol, with which Los Blancos have a great relationship right now after Casilla’s deal and Asensio and Burgui’s loans, and Las Palmas. There is an interest even from Bayer Leverkusen (Germany). Real hope that he could explode if he has more minutes in another team.

If Morata is sold by surprise this summer (the Spanish forward has a pending conversation with Zidane because he wants to know what will be his role on the team), then Jesé would have an option to stay. But it seems unlikely.

The renewal of the Canterano player, however, is certain. The club and the player’s agent, Ginés Carvajal, have already talked and they see three or four years more on his contract (until 2020 or 2021) without having transcended the salary increase that will happen (currently his salary is about €1.8 million per year).

Last season, his third in the Madrid first team, Jesé played only 27% of possible minutes (1.255′ to 4.680′). It was distributed in 38 matches played, but he played as a starting member only in 11 times. He ended up scoring six goals, one important, the second 0-2 against Roma in the first knockout round of the Champions League. The reality is that Lucas Vázquez finished snatching him the role of player number 12. Even Zidane reached for Mayoral to replace Benzema when the Frenchman was injured (Mayoral played six league games, three starts).

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Angel di Maria

Real Madrid is a buyer club. Every summer Los Blancos spend huge amount of money in buying the best players in the world. This strategy started when Florentino first arrived to Bernabéu and signed Luis Figo. After Zidane, Beckham, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale… and a lot of players arrived. It was the new strategy of Real Madrid.

However, in this time Real Madrid have not only bought players for a huge amount of money, but the club has cashed almost 200M€ by selling some of the most important players of the squad. Florentino doesn’t want to sell the best players but if the footballer wants to leave, Real Madrid want to take advantage of the quality and earn a lot of money.

Mesut Özil was the first player who wanted to leave the club publicly. He wasn’t comfortable at Real Madrid after spending some games on the bench and decided to change club to win more trophies. He chose Arsenal and he wasn’t right. In the meantime, Real Madrid received 50M€ from Arsenal.

A similar story could be said for Gonzalo Higuaín. For many years, he was the main forward of Los Blancos but then, Karim Benzema arrived and took his place. He didn’t want to stay in the bench and look for another club. Finally, Napoli bought him for 37M€. This year, the Argentinian was the best topscorer in the history of Serie A.

The club record was marked by Ángel Di María. After winning the 10th Champions League title and having a key role in lifting the trophy, the Argentinian left the club, choosing Manchester United. Red Devils paid 75M€ to Real Madrid, in the most expensive sell in the club’s history. One year after, Di María changed Manchester for Paris.

Now the history could be repeated with Álvaro Morata or James Rodríguez. Juventus paid 22M€ two years ago and now Real Madrid bought him back for 30M€. If he is to be sold, the new club will have to pay more than 70M€, according to some reports.

If Paul Pogba or another star arrive to Real Madrid midfield, James Rodríguez will leave the club, almost for sure. Los Blancos paid 80M€ to Mónaco for the Colombian star, so the club is ready to cash the same quantity two years after.

Who will be Real Madrid next topseller?

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The former coach of Real Madrid and new coach of Bayern Munich Carlo Ancelotti defended Cristiano Ronaldo against his critics.

“The rest of the world has become obsessed with his image and look, with how he celebrates when he scores, or how he reacts when things go wrong. I just see a guy who always wanted to give the best of himself. I’ve never seen him worried about his look in front of a mirror”, wrote the Italian in a column for the British newspaper The Telegraph.

Ancelotti spoke to Cristiano between 2013 and 2015 Real Madrid and both have an excellent relationship. “It’s a pleasure to coach him”, said the actual Bayern coach, who praised the “perfectionism” of Portuguese. “Ronaldo cares about the team. He likes to be with his teammates after the game and talk about what happened, what went well and what was not so good. He also likes to joke. We had a great time these two years”, he said. “He guy lives for this game”, added Ancelotti, who will lead the Bayern Munich from next season.

Regard to the relationship between Cristiano and Messi he said: “He respect it. I think they need each other. Each other press the another on new challenges”.

He also talked about Spain-Italy which will be played on 27th of June: “It’s a very hard match. The Spaniards will control the midfield. They only play one way, which is passing and dominating possession. They have tried some small variation with more direct passes to Morata. He’s a good player who can do well. I didn’t give many opportunities in Madrid, but it’s the kind of guy who comes alive in the area”.

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The Spanish forward Alvaro Morata recognized he returns to Real Madrid with a different role to before playing two years at Juventus and he said to Spanish TV Cuatro “I agree to be one and fight for a place” but he assures his desire is to “be happy” and be where they want him.

“I don’t have to prove anything to Zidane, I’m not a player of Castilla (the second team of Real Madrid) to say that I have earned the opportunity to be in the Real Madrid’ pre-season”, he said.

“They will decide if they think I’m qualified to be a player of Real Madrid. I’ll give everything to try and fight for a place and if not, another solution would be taken”, he added.

After Real Madrid made official Morata’s resign and we know he will make the preseason to the orders of Zinedine Zidane, the striker thinks only of EURO2016, which is one of the top scorerers with three goals. “Morata would accept to be one more in Real Madrid and fight for a place. A lot of things have changed much since I was in the Real Madrid and all I want is to be happy”, he warns.

However, Morata’s place in Real isn’t assured because maybe Real sell him to any other team is interested in him. But it seems Morata isn’t thinking about it and he’s centered only in the EURO.

“I don’t think a lot about my future because I’m here playing for the Spanish team, trying to win a European Championship. At the moment I’m calm, we must wait and see what happens. Right now I am a Real Madrid player and I can’t say anything”.

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Juventus and Manchester City have asked several times for Isco, who joined Real Madrid in 2013 for €30 million. It was one of the victims of Benítez with James. The Spanish midfielder, unlike Colombian midfielder, has convinced in recent weeks Zidane to stay, according to Spanish newspaper As.

Real Madrid must make a decision this summer with Isco Sell to other team or renew his contract because it ends in June 2018. In March, last idea of Real Madrid important executives was put him on the market, but now the former Málaga player has on his side the best ally, Zidane. The French coach wants him for next season and he plans to ask him to keep on his project on 15th July, when they return to work.

Isco is enjoying his 47 days of holiday to forget the blow that supposed to stay out of the EURO. He was in Las Vegas with friends and he was in Arroyo de la Miel with his family. His idea was always the same: continue in Real. But the club had doubts because neither the trust bestowed upon arrival Zidane served as an impulse (he started ten of the first 13 games). Also, they didn’t like anything that angers starred against Levante (he didn’t celebrate the goal after coming from the bench) and then against Las Palmas (he was upset because Zizou changed him and he threw shin guards).

But that disappointment he experienced between March and April (also Zidane) became optimism in May. The coach saw a committed Isco during the daily work in Valdebebas, although he wasn’t an undisputed starter. That’s why he played 48 minutes in the Champions League final against Atlético de Madrid. He closed the season with five goals and 10 assists in 2.627 minutes. Zizou knows he can give more and reaffirms what he said few weeks ago in Italy: “Isco doesn’t move from Real.”

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Real Madrid have set their eyes on Jesus Gabriel, 19 years old striker who plays for Palmeiras and is also one of the targets of the eternal rival Barcelona. Los Blancos have been following for long time the Brazilian footballer, but in recent weeks they have accelerated to gain the services of a player who is also wanted by big clubs such as Juventus, Manchester City and, especially the Barcelona.

Barça seemed to have very advanced the incorporation of this player, as evidenced by the presence of Raul Sanllehí-important member of the technical area which controls the Brazilian market- in the last Palmeiras match in Sao Paulo and the recent trip of Robert Fernández -Barça’s sports director- to follow the evolution of the boy and try to accelerate the signing, but the arrival of Real Madrid may cause a change of scenery in the future of one of the last talents that gave the Brazilian football.

The interest of Real Madrid, as advanced Bernabéu Digital on 24th of June and has been confirmed by MARCA, is clear and Real consider spend €24 million, which is the transfer fee in the striker for big clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​PSG, Manchester United and Bayern. For other clubs, Gabriel worth 40 kilos if Palmeiras refuses to negotiate.

In any case, it’s not will be a simple transfer because as happens to many Brazilian players, their rights are distributed among several agents. Their representatives have 55 percent of his property, Palmeiras 30 and the player has the remaining 15 percent.

However, despite the obstacles that may arise in the negotiations, the Brazilian club is aware that they wont’ be able to keep too long their star, although in recent words of its president, Paulo Nobre, they trust keep him at least one year. Real don’t discard this possibility and they may sign him on loan now and leave six or twelve months, depending on Real’ needs and what happened with FIFA sanction.

Real even have plumbed the possible signing with the player’s agent in Europe, Giovanni Branchini, and Palmeiras itself. In fact, the Brazilian club’s sports director, Alexandre Mattos, was in Madrid three weeks ago chatting with members of the technical area of Europe champion.

Gabriel Jesus is a striker who stands out for its ability and capacity to unbalance between the lines, especially when starting from the left. It’s not a nine pure despite not go wrong in terms of goalscoring form, having scored six goals in 10 matches in the Brasileirao and four goals in the Libertadores after five games.

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The Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has been interviewed by the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and he was asked about his teammate Paul Pogba, who is one of the targets of Real Madrid this summer.

A lot of people says Real’ coach Zinedine Zidane has convinced Pogba but according to Dybala, who has talked to him, said “he stays surely”. “Pogba stays surely. I talked to him and I think he will stay with us. We haven’t talked about football but that’s what I feel”, he said.

Furthermore, he also thinks Juventus is at the same level like Real.

“Juventus is a great team like Real, Barcelona or Bayern. Two years ago he brushed the victory of the Champions League final and last season we were eliminated by Bayern thirty seconds left”, said Dybala, interviewed by Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

The 22 years old Argentinian praised the last two signings of Juventus, noting that Dani Alves is “very technical” and Miralem Pjanic give a great contribution in set pieces.

“I saw Alves playing many times because I always see the matches of Barcelona. ​​I remember he had a great affinity with Messi, it is a very technical player, he will help us a lot in defense and attack and I hope that he can give me many assists”. And he added:” The signing of Pjanic surprised me. I immediately thought of his contribution in the set pieces. He shoots very well and with him we can improve myself and Pogba”.

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Neymar’s father seems to close the door to a possible departure of his son to Real Madrid. “They have zero options to sign him,” he said in an interview on Fox Brazil.

“The proprietor of Neymar is Barcelona. He has a contract with Barca and any bid that arrives has to come through them,” said the player’s father.

On a possible departure of Neymar to the eternal rival, the parent of the Brazilian star showed sharp. “Go to Real? I think the probability is zero”.

We must remember Real Madrid’ president Florentino Pérez wanted to sign him before he sign for Barcelona but he desisted it because of the many legal problems as Barcelona had with the signing of this player. But now it seems Real want him but the problem is his relause clause of €190 million and someone of three top of the BBC (Benzema, Bale, Cristiano) would have to leave Real. Too many stars for few positions.

Anybody doesn’t know exactly Neymar’s future but everybody speculate about a possible meeting between representatives of the player with the Paris Saint-Germain.

And one of them is Wagner Ribeiro, agent who has always been linked to Neymar, was caught in a meeting with executives of the French team. “Besides me, the only one who can talk about Neymar’s career is him. We know that Wagner also works with other major players such as Lucas, Lucas Lima and others,” he said.

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Fabio Coentrao

As we previously informed, Real Madrid had to decide about the future of 11 youngster that last season played on loan in different clubs. Among them were Fabio Coentrao, Cheryshev or Marcos Asensio. Before the month of June ended, the club has already decided what to do with all these players and there are no good news for most of them.

According to As, only Fabio Coentrao has a place in the first squad. Despite not playing a lot in Monaco, the Portuguese defender could be the perfect replacement for Marcelo. Especially, if Los Blancos finally don’t buy Rodríguez (Wolfsburg) or Alaba (Bayern). The problem with the defender are the injuries, because this season he’s been ruled out for several games and, on top of that, he’s missing the Euro.

The future of one of these 11 players is already clear. Denis Cheryshev was sold to Villarreal and will play Champions League with ‘El Submarino’ next season. It was a good deal for both parts.

Now, the other players that might stay at Bernabeu although is very unlikely are Marco Asensio and Diego Llorente. If Nacho finally leaves Real Madrid, Llorente could be the perfect replacement as he performed a really good season at Rayo Vallecano. However, he’s still very young and, ideally, he should play in another La Liga team where he could have more opportunities to shine.

The same applies to Marco Asensio. He played really good for Espanyol as a playmaker but he needs more minutes in the top division. If he comes back to Bernabéu, it’s almost certain that he would spend too many minutes on the bench.

All the other players like Jesús Vallejo, Omar Mascarell, Lucas Silva, Burgui, Mario Hermoso, Raúl de Tomás and Álvaro Medrán should find another club in these days. They are still very young and they need a club where they could play a lot of minutes to develop their game.

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