Transfer news: Real Madrid to step up their chase for Moussa Sissoko as James set to leave
Real Madrid will step up their chase for Moussa Sissoko in coming days, according to Football Espana.
Newcastle have activated release clause of Hull’s Mohamed Diame, who is a direct replacement for Real Madrid bound Sissoko.
Rafa Benitez revealed on Saturday Championship side has received an offer Euro 2016 star, and admitted they will accept the right offer.
Transfer news: Real Madrid to step up their chase for Moussa Sissoko as James set to leave
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“I sent him a message the other day. He answered it and was fine,” the ex-Blancos boss said.
“In football, you have to have offers – the right offers. Then we still have to say yes if it is the right offer.
“At the moment we don’t have this offer on the table and we still have a good player with us.
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“He will come back and start training, then after we will see what is going on during the week.”
While Real Madrid are preparing to offload James Rodriguez to make way for Spanish sensation Marco Asensio, as per Football Espana.
Isco is also facing the prospect of uncertain future at Real Madrid, but James is most likely to leave in summer.
“Real Madrid will reportedly sacrifice either Isco or James Rodriguez to make room for preseason sensation Marco Asensio.
“According to AS, Asensio has “dazzled” during Madrid’s preseason tour of North America, the former Espanyol loanee playing 109 minutes against Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain and achieving an 86 percent pass-completion rate in that time.
“His performances have also “delighted” Coach Zinedine Zidane, while Los Blancos’ hierarchy are quoted by the newspaper as saying there will be no major signings this summer until players have left.
‘Isco and James found first-team opportunities under Zidane hard to come by last season, and with the duo playing in the same No 10 position as Asensio, one of the pair could be discarded.”