While Pepe endured a hard relationship with Mourinho, the defender says he is enjoying playing under current Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.
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Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham could battle it out for the signature of Real Madrid’s out-of-favour midfielder James Rodriguez.
The Brazilian midfielder rejoined Real Madrid from Porto last summer and made 34 appearances in all competitions last season, including 11 in Los Blancos’ Champions League triumph.
The Manchester United boss became embroiled in a bitter feud with then Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola during his three-year spell at the club, which ultimately overshadowed his La Liga win in 2011/12.
“I am comfortable at Real Madrid”, he told radio station Cadena SER. “Things changed when [Carlo] Ancelotti came in, you could see people started treating us different again”.
Pepe endured a hard relationship with Mourinho, but the center back is loving life again under Zinedine Zidane, who took over from Rafael Benitez in January. I was strong and got over it.
“Mou and Zidane are different, they’re opposites – one good and one bad”.
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Spanish source MARCA reports that the experienced defender will hold negotiations over a new deal at the Capital outfit with the club’s hierarchy more than willing to extend his stay. But he has played at the highest level himself and always knows what’s expected on the pitch. He had a brilliant career at Madrid as a player so understands what the pressure is like here.
