Report: Real Madrid joins Barcelona in Mauricio Lemos race
Real Madrid joins race with their arch rivals Barcelona to sign Las Plamas’s defender Mauricio Lemos.
According to the reports Barcelona saw their £9m bid for ruguay Under-20 international, as Las Plamas are holding for £23m release clause.
Lemos said that he is flattered by Real Madrid interest, but now his father has claimed he wants to join Barcelona.
Report: Real Madrid joins Barcelona in Mauricio Lemos race
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“If someone asks for Lemos, [we will ask for] the release clause,” Ortega said to Onda Cero, as quoted by Sport. “There are several teams that have expressed their interest, but not consolidated [with an offer]. There are intermediaries, people who make comments and influence the negotiations for their vested interests.
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“I know Barcelona [are in the race] as that is already public; it is said that Real Madrid are also pushing strong and there is another further team interested. All the clubs interested are Spaniards. We will refer them to the release clause and according to the offer made [we will negotiate]. But of course it must be much bigger than the one made by Barcelona.”
[For me and] for Mauricio, Barcelona are the best team in the world. He is very happy at Las Palmas, he settled very quickly in the dressing room, but if [the move to] Barcelona goes through, which is a dream for any player, it would be welcome. It seems incredible to him, but if it happens, he has to forget about everything and work hard,” Lemos’ father revealed to Mundo Deportivo.
“Messi, Suarez, and Neymar [are his references in football]. We live on the border with Brazil so we watch a lot of Brazilian football. He mirrors Godin but before [his role model was] Diego Lugano. He likes to be a leader. Mauricio is quiet but has a lot of personality on the pitch. That’s why he loves Lugano and now Godin.