Real Madrid Football Fans Blog
Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid talked on a radio station and discussed the rumors regarding his keenness on leaving Real Madrid to coach the national team of Brazil in the summer of 2023.
After a minor bump at the start of the month, Real Madrid have recovered well and are back at the top of the La Liga standings while also booking a place in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. A last-gasp draw against Shakhtar Donetsk, thanks to Antonio Rudiger’s brave header, secured qualification to the next round for Los Blancos. Now the focus will be to nail down the top spot in Group F for themselves, which they can do by avoiding defeat against RB Leipzig tonight.
Thibaut Courtois made his return from injury this past weekend against Sevilla and is certain to man the goal again, despite Andriy Lunin’s impressive displays in the absence of the Belgian international.
As for the rest of the side, there could be plenty of changes made by manager Ancelotti on the night in Germany. Lucas Vazquez has performed solidly whenever given an opportunity and could be in line for a start at right-back ahead of Dani Carvajal.
Real Madrid have been in top form in La Liga this season. They have won all five of their games and sit at the top of the table, with maximum points. Barcelona are starting to breath down their necks though, two points behind at second and thus, Carlo Ancelotti’s side cannot afford to slip up. And Atletico Madrid are quite some distance away at seventh, with 10 points from their first five games. But when Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet up this weekend, it is expected to be a tight game, like most of these contests have been in recent years.
According to a report by Spanish outlet Fichajes, some of Europe’s biggest clubs are already making preparations for the 2023 summer transfer window. And 19-year-old German prodigy Florian Wirtz is the subject of interest from Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Florian Wirtz has established himself as one of Europe’s most promising young attackers since joining Bayer Leverkusen from 1. FC Koln in January 2020. The teenage wonderkid has not looked back since making his first-team debut for the Bundesliga giants in May 2020, becoming a pivotal figure following Kai Havertz’s departure two years ago.
According to a report by Liverpool Echo, Liverpool will not pursue Marco Asensio this year as the Reds are done with their incoming business in the summer transfer window. The Real Madrid forward is open to taking a pay cut to join the Merseyside giants ahead of the 2022/23 season. Marco Asensio might be feeling he has done little wrong to be in an uncertain situation at Real Madrid coming into the summer transfer window. The Spanish international ended the 2021/22 campaign as Real Madrid’s third-highest scorer, behind Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior, after finding the back of the net 12 times in 42 appearances across all competitions.
Real Madrid star Karim Benzema continued his impressive club form for his country after he scored during the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League encounter with Euro 2020 finalists Denmark. Benzema scored for France, but it was not enough after they were beaten by the Danes via a 2-1 scoreline during the game played in Saint-Denis. It was the 2022/23 Nations League opener for the two teams in Group A1.
Real Madrid and Liverpool will rekindle their rivalry on the UEFA Champions League (UCL) stage when the two teams meet in the final. The two teams survived their respective semifinal tie this week to book their spot in the final scheduled to take place in Paris at the end of the month.
Spanish La Ligagiants Real Madrid have reportedly agreed a free transfer deal to sign Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger. This is according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano who stated that both Rudiger and Real Madrid have an agreement that the player will join them on a free transfer this summer, but nothing has been signed. The journalist revealed the information on German international centre back via his Twitter handle.
Premier League heavyweights Arsenal are reportedly prepared to swoop in on Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski if his contractual situation with the German Bundesliga outfit remains unresolved. This is according to the report from the stables of FourFourTwo which stated that Arsenal could make a move for the Poland international in the summer if he does not sign a new contract at the Allianz Arena.
Last week, several reports from various sources across Europe started making claims that Paris Saint-Germain and France international superstar Kylian Mbappe had already signed a pre-contract agreement with Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid and will be joining the club in the summer. It of course did not come as a surprise to many because the rumors and links have been lingering for quite some time now and the Los Blancos also came close to sealing the transfer of the former AS Monaco man last summer but the deal broke down as Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid were not able to reach an agreement for the deal to happen.
