Manchester United are tracking Real Madrid trio Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Raphael Varane after chief executive Ed Woodward hinted towards a big summer of investment.
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The France global arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu from Lens during Mourinho’s three-year tenure in the Spanish capital and, having become a regular during the past two seasons, the prospect of the 22-year-old leaving is not something Zidane is willing to entertain.
Bilbao found it hard to match their intensity from the first period in the early stages of the second and it was Real Madrid that looked the most likely to score the game’s fifth goal as the 60-minute mark approached in the capital. “What I can say us that he is a Real Madrid player and I want him to stay with us all his life because he’s the future of Real Madrid”.
Madrid also have their injury problems with Gareth Bale suffering a relapse of his calf injury, while Marcelo is out after dislocating his shoulder last week and central defender Pepe has a foot injury.
The Wales global has not featured since limping out of Madrid’s 5-1 La Liga win over Sporting Gijon on 17 January, a match in which he opened the scoring.
“He speaks a lot with everyone and I think that is a good thing come game time”. If he’s uncomfortable and it hurts him, it’s normal that he could have a setback. A win for Real Madrid on Saturday will take them to within 1 point off league leaders FC Barcelona who still have a game in hand over their title rivals.
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“We went looking for that because, for me, Cristiano is very important on the wing”, he told reporters. “He wants to play, but for now, with the pain he’s feeling, we must be patient”. “We want him at 100 percent, not at 80 or 85”.
