Lopez, who two seasons ago was good enough to keep Iker Casillas on the bench at Real Madrid and play well in the Porto goalkeeper’s absence, also had a bombshell about team-mate Mario Balotelli.
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Balotelli has made just four appearances on his return to Milan, scoring one goal and creating nine chances.
Balotelli’s reputation has slumped since moving to Liverpool in the summer of 2014 as a replacement for departed forward Luis Suarez.
However, Balotelli has not given up on staging a revival in his career and according to Lopez he has designs on one day joining Real.
Diego Lopez was quoted as saying by Eurosport.com: “Mario isn’t like people paint him out to be”.
As it stands, the 25-year-old will return to his English parent club at the end of this season, but Lopez has revealed that the Italian wants to join Real Madrid.
Meanwhile, parent club Liverpool are showing encouraging signs under new manager Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool have been linked with a number of goalkeepers amid a string of questionable displays from current first choice, Simon Mignolet.
The Italy worldwide is now on the sidelines having suffered a groin injury in early October after making an impressive start to life back at San Siro following his loan move from Liverpool. “With players on loan, whether we can get them back or not, that’s really different to Germany”.
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“I don’t think so”.
