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Harry Kane ‘wants to stay’ despite Real Madrid links

I’m going to give few instructions to Cristiano, his record talks for itself. “We have a strong squad and Christmas was busy, so it’s a good chance for some players who deserve to play to show their quality and fight for a place in the team”.

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In this transfer period, instead of talking about transfer of players, we are talking “transfer” of managers.

The former Tottenham boss, who managed the Welsh wiz from 2008 to 2012, has a feeling that some strings are being pulled to get Bale from Real Madrid to Old Trafford. All the pre-game hype centred on Ronaldo, but it was Zidane who ended up stamping his presence on the match, scoring a pair of headers in the first half en route to a convincing 3-0 win.

Real Madrid hero Zinedine Zidane has been installed as the Spanish giants’ newest coach after the club sacked his predecessor Rafael Benitez on Monday (Jan 5).

“We have to do our best so that the team is able to win something”, said Zidane.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has insisted that the club has no intention of selling Cristiano Ronaldo any time soon.

By contrast, Zidane is beloved at the Bernabeu for his five years as a player in the Spanish capital, most notably scoring a sensational winning goal in the 2002 Champions League final.

Real Madrid are third in La Liga four points behind Atletico Madrid, with Deportivo in seventh position. “We want to transmit that happiness to the fans, every time we play at the Bernabeu, for the fans to enjoy their team, the players we have”. He knows me very well, and I know him.

Preparations for Zidane’s debut in senior management against Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday continued with what the club described as a 90-minute long “strenuous session”.

For all his brilliant exploits that ranked him among the best midfielders in history, Zidane is also notorious for one of the most controversial incidents in world football. “I’ve very happy because the team want to change things, they want to play”, he added.

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Before moving to Madrid, he won three Premier League titles, one Champions League, one FA Cup and two League Cups in six seasons at United.

3 Mar 2001 Josep Guardiola of Bacelona turns away from Lusi Figo of Real Madrid during the Real Madrid v FC Barcelona La Liga match played at the Santiago Bernabeau Madrid. Mandatory Credit Firo