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Tag: Real Madrid

Virgil van Dijk aims dig at Sergio Ramos

Virgil van Dijk aims dig at Sergio Ramos

Premier League, La Liga
Virgil van Dijk has talked on Dejan Lovren's feud with Sergio Ramos, describing the Real Madrid captain as "not my type of defender". Lovren mocked Ramos in the lead up to Croatia's Nations League win over Spain on Thursday, saying the Madrid defender is made to look better by team-mates, and took another dig after the match. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Liverpool defender was filmed in an Instagram video calling Ramos and the Spain squad "p******", before uploading a picture of himself beating Ramos in an aerial duel. Ramos had attempted to defuse the row in a pre-match news conference, claiming he had no interest in responding to the initial criticism, but Lovren said Luis Enrique's side lacked class in defeat. Van Dijk now appears to have t...
Eden Hazard not thinking about Real Madrid move

Eden Hazard not thinking about Real Madrid move

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League
Eden Hazard has made the right decision to stay at Chelsea until the end of the campaign instead of joining Real Madrid, says his brother Thorgan. Hazard enters the final year of his Chelsea contract next summer and is still undecided between signing a new deal and moving to Real Madrid. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I know him and he's not thinking about a move right now," said Thorgan, who is currently on international duty with his brother ahead of Belgium's games against Iceland and Switzerland. "In any case Real Madrid are in transition. "He'll wait and give his best, then see what happens at the end of the season. "He doesn't want to clash with Chelsea. If he does go one day he'll do it in the correct way, without problems for the club." ...
Conte hits back at Sergio Ramos after rejecting Real Madrid job

Conte hits back at Sergio Ramos after rejecting Real Madrid job

La Liga, Premier League
Antonio Conte has hit back at Sergio Ramos, after he was warned by the Spaniard about becoming Real Madrid’s next head coach. The former Chelsea manager was one of the favourites to replace Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked by Real Madrid two weeks ago. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But when asked about Conte’s possible arrival and the Italian’s reputation of being a disciplinarian, Ramos said: “Respect is earned, it is not imposed.” Antonio Conte has since ruled himself out of the running to take a new job while the campaign is still ongoing. And the 49-year-old also issued a direct response to Sergio Ramos'. “When a coach arrives at a team he must bring education and respect, something that he would expect from the players too,” Conte told Rai ...
Real Madrid delay Conte move after he demanded two signings

Real Madrid delay Conte move after he demanded two signings

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League
Antonio Conte’s move to Real Madrid has stalled after the former Chelsea boss asked the club’s hierarchy to make two transfers during negotiations, according to reports. Madrid have already confirmed the sacking of Julen Lopetegui and have announced that Santiago Solari, the club’s Castilla coach since 2016, has replaced him as manager. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Conte is available after he was sacked by Chelsea and has been in talks with the current Champions League holders. But according to Marca, the 49-year-old’s transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu has hit a standstill due to his demands during negotiations. The report claims that the Italian has already asked Madrid to sign a new centre back and a striker capable of leading the line on his o...
Sergio Ramos sends warning to Conte after Madrid’s defeat to Barca

Sergio Ramos sends warning to Conte after Madrid’s defeat to Barca

Transfer Info, La Liga
Sergio Ramos has warned Antonio Conte that he cannot immediately command respect from the players at Real Madrid if he replaces Julen Lopetegui as head coach. Lopetegui seems to be on the brink of being sacked as manager after their 5-1 defeat to Barcelona at Camp Nou on Sunday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Madrid have now lost five of their last seven matches in all competitions, and reports are claiming that Conte is being lined up to take over after the Italian reached an agreement over his contract payoff with Chelsea this week. But when asked if he feels an imposing coach like Conte is needed at Madrid, Ramos said: ‘Respect is earned, it is not imposed. Neither a name nor another. ‘We have won everything with coaches that you already know, i...
Antonio Conte’s agent speaks out on Real Madrid link

Antonio Conte’s agent speaks out on Real Madrid link

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League
Former Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has not yet been approached by Real Madrid, according to his brother and agent Daniele. Madrid’s current manager Julen Lopetegui is under intense criticism after the team’s poor start to the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to reports, Conte is one of Madrid’s main candidates to replace Lopetegui and the Champions League holders have already been in touch with the Italian. But Daniele Conte, who represents his brother, insists Real have not spoken to him. ‘Antonio is on holiday, he has not received any calls from Real Madrid,’ Daniele told Cadena SER. ‘Yes, Real Madrid is a great team but there has been no contact.’ Conte, who was sacked by Chelsea this summer, has not reached an agr...
Real Madrid approach Antonio Conte

Real Madrid approach Antonio Conte

Transfer Info, La Liga
Antonio Conte has been approached by representatives of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez over the possibility of making him the new manager, according to Sky sources. Conte is Perez's first choice to replace current manager Julen Lopetegui should he be sacked from his role at the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lopetegui was appointed as the successor of Zinedine Zidane in June but already finds himself under pressure after winning just six of his 13 matches in charge of the club. Perez's representatives have made contact with Conte, who has been away from football since he was replaced by Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea. Sky sources understand the former Italy manager turned down the chance to join Real Madrid last summer in order to take a b...
Hazard reveals what Sarri said to convince him to stay at Chelsea

Hazard reveals what Sarri said to convince him to stay at Chelsea

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info
Eden Hazard has revealed details of the conversation he had with Chelsea new manager Maurizio Sarri that convinced him to remain at the club. After the World Cup, the Belgium international said he would consider leaving Stamford Bridge after interest from Real Madrid , but remained at the west London club and is now enjoying a stunning season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Eden Hazard leads the Premier League scoring charts with seven goals already this campaign, and he owes his new-found clinicalness to the new boss Sarri. Asked what Sarri said to convince him to stay, Hazard said: ‘He just told me that he wanted me to be one of the best players in the world. That’s it. ‘And he tried to give me this confidence… and he asked me to score goals. ...
Eden Hazard: I want Spain transfer to win Ballon d’Or

Eden Hazard: I want Spain transfer to win Ballon d’Or

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info
Chelsea forward Eden Hazard says he is the best player in the world right now but must move to Spain to win the Ballon d'Or. The Belgium international said during the World Cup that "it might be time to discover something different", with the 27-year-old severally linked with a transfer to Real Madrid. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hazard has less than two years on his current Chelsea contract and said earlier this week that he was in a dilemma about whether to sign a new deal at Stamford Bridge or pursue a transfer to the Bernabeu. The last ten winners of the Ballon d'Or have been from Spain, and when asked whether he needed to move there to be the best in the world, he said: "That's why I want to go - maybe." However, when quizzed on whether he w...
Revealed: Mourinho’s reaction to 5-0 Barcelona thrashing

Revealed: Mourinho’s reaction to 5-0 Barcelona thrashing

Premier League, La Liga
Jerzy Dudek has hailed under-fire Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho as one of the finest psychologists working in football, stating his reaction to one of Real Madrid's worst ever defeats as proof. The former Real goalie worked under Mourinho at Santiago Bernabeu, and was on the bench for one of the greatest humiliations ever inflicted on Madrid. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In 2010, a Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona ended Real's perfect start to the campaign by thumping them 5-0. Sergio Ramos was sent off in the final stages of the encounter and Dudek recalls the aftermath, saying that Mourinho delivered a masterclass in the dressing room. “After the match in the locker room, there was total chaos,” Dudek said, per AS. “Some of us were cryi...
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