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Real Madrid To Exercise Buy-Back On Omar Mascarell

Feb 27, 2018 8:45 AM

Real Madrid is set to exercise their buy-back option on Omar Mascarell, bring him back from Eintracht Frankfurt. 

Mascarell has emerged as a solid defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga this season.

Real Madrid will have Mascarell in camp with the club this summer as their other midfielders will be returning late from the World Cup. Real Madrid could sell Mascarell on at a profit.

Mascarell joined Los Blancos' youth team in 2010.

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Atletico Sells Yannick Carrasco, Nicolas Gaitan To Dalian Yifang

Feb 26, 2018 10:10 PM

Atletico Madrid have sold Yannick Carrasco and Nicolas Gaitan to Dalian Yifang of the Chinese Super League.

Carrasco's move is believed to be worth around £26 million. 

The relationship between Carrasco and Diego Simeone had become increasingly strained.

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David De Gea Expected To Reject Real Madrid, Extend Deal With United

Feb 22, 2018 10:59 PM

David de Gea is expected to reject a new round of interest from Real Madrid and sign an extension with Manchester United.

De Gea has 18 months remaining on his current deal with United holding an option to extend it to 2020.

De Gea was set to join Real Madrid in 2015 but the paperwork was not filed in time.

Thibaut Courtois has also been linked with Real Madrid but he's also discussing an extension with Chelsea.

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Robert Lewandowski Parts Ways With Longtime Agent

Feb 22, 2018 3:54 PM

Robert Lewandowski and his agent, Cezary Kucharski, have parted ways after 10 years of working together.

The agent had reportedly "offered" Lewandowski to Real Madrid.

On Monday the 29-year-old told German magazine kicker he did not want to think about speculation, focusing only on Bayern.

"I don't have any idea if my agent has spoken to Real Madrid," said Lewandowski, who is under contract with the Bundesliga champions until 2021.

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Tags: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Barcelona Wants To Avoid Selling Any Players In Summer

Feb 22, 2018 10:16 AM

Barcelona hopes to avoid a repeat of the Neymar situation last summer when Paris Saint-Germain triggered his buyout clause.

Barcelona have begun to increase the release clause in some of their players' contracts.

Lionel Messi's buyout price is now €700 million, while Gerard Pique and Sergio Roberto would cost €500 million apiece.

"I would like to say it's going to stay [at the current level] but I am not sure," Josep Maria Bartomeu said when asked whether the cost of players would continue to spiral.

"Because, all the time, more and more clubs are belonging to very rich people or to states who are investing a lot of money in football, and this money comes to the clubs.

"We try to keep our players, we don't want to sell. I hope that next summer nobody will come to buy our best players."

Barcelona wants to keep their current squad in place.

"We don't want to sell," he added. "We are a club that want to have good football, we like to practice [the] unique football that we play, and Messi is key player.

"But the more important thing is he doesn't want to leave. He likes the city, it's his club, he came from Argentina at 12. You can have as many clauses as you want, but if a player doesn't want to leave he will stay.

"Andres Iniesta is an example. We want him here not as a player, but as a legend in the future, and with Messi I hope it's the same.

"Now he's got a four-year contract, but I don't think it will be his last."

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Jose Mourinho Denies Claims Paul Pogba Wants To Leave United

Feb 16, 2018 11:24 AM

Jose Mourinho has denied reports that his relationship with Paul Pogba has broken down and that the player wants to leave Manchester United.

“You can call it speculation, I would call it a lot of lies,” Mourinho said. “Paul accepts he has not been playing well in the last few matches, but that is all. It is a big lie that we don’t communicate, that we don’t agree about his best position and that we don’t have a good relationship.

“It is my problem that he is not playing well at the moment, but he will play in the FA Cup against Huddersfield, and that is the end of the story. We don’t fight every day and we don’t want to sell. I don’t want to be nasty to the punditry industry in this country – it must be the biggest in the world and they are being paid millions – but it is ridiculous to talk about Paul being played out of position.

“Against Newcastle Paul played in midfield, we had a six [Nemanja Matic] and two eights [Jesse Lingard and Pogba], with Paul on the left hand side. If you ask Paul what is his preferred formation it is 4-3-3. If you ask him where he likes to play in that formation it is eight, on the left. That is exactly what he was doing against Newcastle.”

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Nasser Al-Khelaifi: Neymar Will Remain With PSG Next Season

Feb 15, 2018 4:44 PM

Paris Saint-Germain CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi dismissed speculation that the club could sell Neymar.

Al-Khelaifi said: "One hundred percent, Neymar will be a PSG player next year."

Asked the same question, Neymar told reporters: "I am under contract with PSG. I am concentrated on PSG and I am happy."

Neymar has had an inconsistent first season with PSG as the club has had mixed results.

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Marco Verratti Doesn't Rule Out Transfer To Barcelona

Feb 15, 2018 9:15 AM

Marco Verratti declined to rule out a possible move to Barcelona this summer.

Verratti has long been linked to a move from Paris Saint-Germain to either Barcelona or Real Madrid.

Verratti was close to joining Barcelona last summer.

"Barcelona? I don't know, I am happy here in Paris.

"I believe in this project and I hope to stay here long. Maybe PSG will sell me but let's see."

As.com

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Barcelona Prepared To Listen To Andre Gomes Offers

Feb 14, 2018 11:36 AM

Barcelona are prepared to listen to offers for Andre Gomes this summer.

Gomes was bought by Barcelona from Valencia in 2016 for €35 million. Real Madrid also attempted to sign Gomes that summer.

But Gomes has struggled during his time with Barcelona.

"It's a real shame," a trusted Barça source told Diario AS when asked about Gomes' failure to hit form in Catalonia. "He's a player who has so much to offer his team and his coach, but situations often just seem to get the better of him."

Juventus and Manchester United were interested in Gomes last summer.

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Coutinho: I Worked Even Harder For Liverpool After Barca Move Failed

Feb 13, 2018 10:55 AM

Philippe Coutinho contends he worked especially hard for Liverpool following his failed summer move to Barcelona.

Coutinho scored 12 goals in 20 games for Liverpool before his €160 million transfer to Barcelona.

"In the summer, when the offer arrived from Barca, I was very clear with everyone because my ambition was to come here," he told Mundo Deportivo.

"In the end, it didn't go through and I had to work even harder when I got on the pitch so that the [Liverpool] fans didn't think I was doing things badly.

"It was tough, but I also have to say that I had some good moments at Liverpool and the fans treated me really well, even though I wasn't able to win any trophies there."

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Riyad Mahrez Returns To Training With Leicester
Riyad Mahrez was upset he wasn't sold to Manchester City during the winter transfer window.

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Christian Pulisic Not Angling For Premier League Move
Dortmund are fourth in the Bundesliga and trying to secure a spot in the Champions League next season.

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Mohamed Salah Downplays Links To Real Madrid
Egypt manager Hector Cuper suggested a move to Real Madrid would suit Mohamed Salah.

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Report: Zinedine Zidane Pushing For Real Madrid To Sell Isco
Zinedine Zidane has been disappointed with Isco's play this season after loaning James Rodriguez to Bayern Munich.

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Thibaut Courtois: My Heart Is In Madrid
Thibaut Courtois has reiterated that he'd prefer to return to Madrid to be closer to his two young children and his ex-girlfriend.

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United Won't Pursue Any Attacking Players In Summer Transfer Window
United could lose Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the LA Galaxy but they still have enough depth where Antoine Griezmann, Gareth Bale or Ivan Perisic won't be targets.

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Riyad Mahrez On Strike After Leicester Fails To Sell Him To City
Leicester placed a £95 million valuation on Riyad Mahrez with City only willing to go as high as £65 million.

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