Transfer Rumours | Tactics | Who to buy/sell etc

Zealous wrote:There are many footballers that can link up and pass the ball. Also a lot of them won't ask for 8 million net for 5 years.

I think Flo is wait to see if any strikers show up at the World Cup.

We are weighing up our options and Benzema like I said before is the most replaceable player we have.

Fabio Coentrao will be offered a new Real Madrid contract, according to reports in the Spanish Press.

El Confidencial claim that Los Blancos have been suitably impressed by the Portugal international’s performances in recent weeks, and will attempt to keep the defender by offering him an extension.

The 26-year-old was thought to be one of the names leaving Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season, with the likes of Juventus, Milan and Manchester United all interested.

But having performed admirably since Marcelo’s injury, Coach Carlo Ancelotti has backed the club to give Coentrao a new deal.

Negotiations are set to begin soon.

• Injury free Falcao/Aguero would have been great. But given Falcao is coming off from an Injury and he is 28(or even more) I am not sure he is worth investing big money. As for Aguero - seems to be in good form, but seems to be injury pron this season. Signing him is bit of a risk.
  
  I think Suarez is perhaps the player RM is after given the reports. Cavani is even a great option and given his height he would be good on set pieces too. He appears to have fallen of with PSG coach and easier to bring in comapred to Suarez.

Barcelona and Real Madrid seem set to fight it out this summer, for one of the most promising players in the Segunda and a talent who has been on the radar of both the La Liga giants, for quite some time.

Battling to sign the best young talents in Spanish football and further afield, has been a popular past-time for La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, for many generations. Now their eternal competition for the best and brightest youngsters, points to the pair lock horns once more this summer, with a player who has dazzled in the Segunda, during the second half of the season.

18-year-old attacking midfielder Marco Asensio has made a genuine impact, since he burst into the first team at Mallorca, offered his opportunity after impressing then manager Oltra with his trajectory in the youth system. Current Mallorca manager Carreras needs few words to describe the youngster, referring to him as “pure talent” whilst keeping him in his side.

The talent of Asensio has attracted interest from far and wide, with numerous top European clubs keeping a close eye on his development for the last two years. Valencia, Roma, Manchester City are but few who have carefully tracked his progress, but it’s Barcelona and Real Madrid who have maintained the closes focus and having exploded successfully into the first team at Mallorca, they are the two clubs who are expected to make the first moves this summer.

Although Asensio has scored just once in his 18 appearances for Mallorca, since his début against Recreativo de Huelva last October, it’s his creativity, dribbling, ball control and awareness, that have earned him an increasingly important role in their team, as they battle to avoid relegation from the Segunda.

Given the financial difficulties at the Balearic club, it’s unlikely that they’ll be able to resist a welcome injection of cash, that his sale would bring. They won’t be prepared to let him go for peanuts however and will likely hold out for his full €4 million release clause valuation.



http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/107600/real-madrid-barcelona-set-to-battle-for-young-segunda-sensation/

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says that building a winning team takes time - not big-money signings.

The Spanish giants brought in Gareth Bale for a world record €100 million (£86m) last term and have since won the Copa del Rey.

They have also reached the Champions League final but look unlikely to win La Liga thanks to a 1-1 draw at Valladolid this week and Ancelotti says that patience, not money, is the key to success.

"Building a team and adapting to the characteristics of the players takes a long time," he said at the launch of the 'United 11' video game in Madrid.

"It's not natural - you have to work at it. It's necessary to know the players well and adapt them. No system guarantees you victory - all of them are valid.

"The answer is not always to sign the best. I wouldn't sign anyone because I have the players I like."The most important thing is to go for the same objective, to value Madrid more than anything else in this case. You win as a team, not as individuals."

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2014/05/12/4814016/real-madrid-need-time-not-big-summer-signings-argues

Mr Nick09 wrote:kovavic rich man's modric...
rakitic similar to di maria...
siqueira shit....
marcos alonso....

just wth are u doing hala? im disappointed