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Real Madrid are reportedly considering the sale of Vinicius Jr‚ with the star Brazil attacker engaged in a contract stand-off at Santiago Bernabeu. Vinicius Jr‚ who has just bowed out of the World Cup following defeat to Norway‚ is back front and centre of the Real Madrid agenda‚ with fans concerned about the lack of a new contract. The 25-year-old was widely expected to extend his deal but weeks have passed and with no agreement in sight‚ reports are emerging in Spain that Real Madrid may need to deal with the prospect of selling.
Real Madrid have released a statement insisting they will not be pursuing a £120million transfer of Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea and have not been in talks to acquire the 25-year-old Argentinian. It followed Fernandez's agent‚ Javier Pastore‚ yet again speaking up this week about how his client is considering leaving Stamford Bridge while bigging up a move to the Bernabeu. Daily Mail Sport reported in recent days how Chelsea had not yet been contacted by Real to open formal talks centred on doing a deal for Fernandez‚ despite claims to the contrary.
PEP AND MAN CITY - THE UNTOLD DECADE‚ PART 3: As they stared at the tiled floor of that dressing room that terrible night in Madrid‚ Guardiola and his shellshocked players would not know it - but from the sky blue funeral of the Santiago Bernabeu began an ascent to immortality.
Jose Mourinho has agreed to return to Real Madrid‚ 13 years on from his acrimonious exit. Mourinho‚ who has been managing Benfica in his native Portugal this summer‚ is making a controversial return to the Bernabeu - despite the protests of his former player and club legend Iker Casillas. The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager‚ 63‚ steps into a crisis club after a season clouded by players fighting each other‚ an early Champions League exit and Barcelona steaming to the LaLiga title.
Kylian Mbappe claims he has been told he is 'fourth choice striker' at Real Madrid after starting on the bench against Real Oviedo‚ but the Frenchman's comments were swiftly denied by boss Alvaro Arbeloa. Mbappe began on the bench after returning from injury‚ but was brought on in the 69th minute for Gonzalo Garcia‚ who had given Real Madrid a 1-0 lead in the first half. The return of Mbappe was greeted by whistles from the Bernabeu crowd‚ with the forward having become a divisive figure among supporters in recent weeks.
In the end‚ the result is the same: Bayern Munich 3‚ Real Madrid 0-a scoreline that papers over the cracks in Carlo Ancelotti's game plan but underscores the champions' clinical ed
Analysis: Bayern squander a comfortable lead at the Bernabéu... 60 minutes expose Real Madrid's weaknesses
The words Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid could be entwined once more with reports that Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is training with the Spanish giants' academy. The Athletic report that Ronaldo's eldest son trained with Real's Under 16s on Tuesday ahead of a potential switch in the future. Ronaldo Sr is Real's all-time record goalscorer with a staggering 450 goals in 438 games over nine seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu. He is arguably Real's greatest-ever player for that alone and won 13 major honours during his time there too.
JACK GAUGHAN: The Catalan gave a marathon four-minute‚ 25-second answer addressing Wednesday night's 3-0 defeat at the Bernabeu‚ where he revealed to being aware of social media criticism of the line-up chosen at St James' Park last weekend. Guardiola then mimicked critics firing guns when criticising his decision-making in the Champions League‚ even raking over the controversial selection of Ilkay Gundogan when Chelsea beat them in the 2021 final.
The duel between Messi and Lamine Yamal in the Finalissima is at risk: Why is Argentina refusing to play at the Bernabéu?
OLIVER HOLT: Manchester City skipper Bernardo Silva admitted his team's prospects of making it through to the Champions League quarter finals felt 'really dark' after Pep Guardiola's side was humbled by Real Madrid in Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. City fell to a crushing 3-0 defeat‚ and a stunning hat-trick by Federico Valverde‚ in this Round of 16 first leg tie that leaves them with a daunting task when they try to overcome it at the Etihad next Tuesday.
Bale played 99 times under the coach between 2013 and 2015 and then briefly 2021 and 2022‚ and the former Tottenham man knows what iconic boss is all about on the touchline. While working together‚ Bale scored 40 goals and picked up a further 31 assists‚ winning the likes of the Champions League and the Spanish Cup at the Bernabeu. United are set to appoint a long-term boss in the summer after Carrick took over from Ruben Amorim as interim manager earlier this year‚ and the former midfielder has put his name in the running with an impressive start to his tenure.
Wayne Rooney has revealed that he was once given a gift in a Manchester restaurant by Argentine football legend Diego Maradona - after arriving at the hot-spot 'fuming' after being relegated to the bench by Sir Alex Ferguson. The former Manchester United star was recounting his favourite grounds to play at on the latest episode of his BBC Sport podcast‚ and named Real Madrid's Bernabeu as his number one‚ going on to accompany his choice with a memorable recollection of playing there
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Real Madrid welcome Benfica to the Santiago Bernabeu in the second leg of their knockout phase play-off decider.
Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni has been handed a provisional one-match ban from UEFA competition‚ as European football's governing body continues to investigate allegations of racial abuse toward Vinicius Jr. Last week‚ the first leg of the Champions League play-off between Benfica and Real Madrid was halted for 10 minutes when Vinicius Jr accused Prestianni of calling him a 'monkey' while covering his face‚ abusing him moments after he put the visitors in the lead in Lisbon. The suspension means that Prestianni will be ineligible for the second leg between the two teams at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night. Gianluca Prestianni (right) has been handed a one-match suspension after allegations of racial abuse toward Vinicius Jr. (left)
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