Real Madrid transfer news: How Zinedine Zidane’s side could line-up next season with Luka Jovic, Eden Hazard, Christian Eriksen, and Ferland Mendy

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is eyeing a massive squad overhaul this summer after a disappointing campaign, with several big names linked to the club.

After a trophyless year and three new managers, there is expected to be plenty of change between now and Real’s first match of the 2019/20 season.

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Eden Hazard is edging closer to a move to the Bernabeu, while fellow Premier League star Christian Eriksen, is also reportedly a target after confirming he wants to leave Tottenham and has been tipped to succeed Luka Modric.

The 13-time Champions League winners have already wrapped up deals for Eder Militao and Luka Jovic, while Rodrygo Goes will also move to the Spanish capital this summer having secured his signature last year.

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Jovic has joined from Eintracht Frankfurt after agreeing a six-year deal with the LaLiga giants, despite only penning permanent terms with Eintracht in April, having initially moved to the Bundesliga club on loan in June 2017.

Hazard is widely expected to join his boyhood idol Zidane at the Bernabeu this summer. The Belgian winger even appeared to have said his goodbyes to Chelsea after leading them to Europa League glory against Arsenal.

 

Ferland Mendy is also being closely monitored by Zidane after the 23-year-old starred for Lyon in Ligue 1, with French and Spanish media outlets reporting that he is on the verge of completing a a €50 million (£44million) transfer.

However, on their Tiwtter account, Lyon have strenuously denied any agreement has taken place for their left-back.

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Gareth Bale still has three years left on a lucrative contract at Real, but has been told he does not fit into the legendary Frenchman’s plans and the latter has reportedly told the ex-Spurs attacker, he will be frozen out unless he leaves this summer.

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Ferland Mendy

Real Madrid love an attacking full-back and have history and class in that position, with both Roberto Carlos and Marcelo occupying that role to great success over the years. Mendy is a tireless operator down the left flank and has drawn comparisons to his namesake Benjamin at Manchester City, due to his willingness to get forward and support the attack.

Experienced agent Yvan Le Mee said of the player; “Mendy is good offensively and defensively, which is very rare. Balanced guys, who are exciting going forward and very strong at the back, are very rare. At his age, there’s no-one better.

“Apart from Andy Robertson, who won’t move from Liverpool, there’s no such talented player in that role available, especially as Lucas Hernandez has a different profile.”

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Christian Eriksen

While Luka Modric may have been recognised for his achievements at the World Cup, his performances did not quite match up for Real last season and he came close to leaving the Bernabeu outfit for Inter Milan last summer but he eventually opted to stay in the Spanish capital.

Should Eriksen move from Spurs, he would become the chief creator and where he operates best in an advance role able to play through balls and shoot at goal, compared to Modric, who sits deeper and intelligently dictates the tempo.

Since his Premier League debut in 2013, Eriksen has created the most chances of any player (547), most assists (60) and most goals from outside the box (22).

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Eden Hazard

It is no secret Hazard is heading for Real Madrid and they will certainly be getting their money’s worth, if he continues the form he has shown for Chelsea.

Operating in his familiar wide left role, he will drift in onto his favourite right foot, but is also capable of going down the outside and checking back in.

The Belgian attempted (1,441) and complete (909) more dribbles than any other Premier League player since the start of the 2012-13 season and he has had his most productive season netting 21 times and assisting a further 17 in all competitions.

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Luka Jovic

When you pay £62million for a player, the signs are that he will be a prominent member of the team and Jovic looks likely to be the leading striker for Real next season ahead of Karim Benzema, who has rarely been challenged for the striking berth since he arrived a decade ago.

There is little to choose between the two however, with Benzema scoring 30 goals in 53 matches last season, while the Frankfurt forward bagged 27 in 48.

The Serbian is a competent finisher and can score with either foot, nine came from his weaker left, while 14 were from his favoured right.

It was not just in the Bundesliga where he was lethal in front of goal, as he bagged 10 times en route to the semi-final, scoring twice against Chelsea in both legs and with better players around him expect Jovic to reach or surpass this year’s tally.

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Eder Militao

While Sergio Ramos will remain at the club, Zidane has invested for the present, but with the future in mind, knowing the veteran Spain defender can not play forever. Militao is a fine young centre-back and can also operate as a right-back. Despite being 21, he was one of the first names on the team-sheet for Porto last season, particularly impressing in the Champions League.

While he is still raw, Zidane will have been impressed with how comfortable Militao is on the ball, able to dribble and bring play forward like an accomplished midfielder, but he is also solid in defence, showing excellent positional awareness for someone so young.

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Here at talkSPORT.com we have looked at how Real could line-up with their new signings..

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Tottenham Hotspur transfer news: Inter Milan reportedly open talks regarding summer swoop for Christian Eriksen

Inter Milan have begun talks with Tottenham with a view to making a summer swoop to buy Christian Eriksen, according to reports.

The Denmark international’s contract expires next summer and he is also on Real Madrid and Juventus’ radar.

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Eriksen has yet to sign an improved deal at Spurs, meaning the club may have to cash in this summer in order to avoid losing him for nothing.

And according to Tuttosport, Inter have entered the race for the 27-year-old with the Italian club’s director of football Piero Ausilio, kicking off preliminary talks to try and get Eriksen to the San Siro.

The report has even suggested Ausilio was at Spurs’ Champions League triumph over Manchester City on Tuesday night.

Eriksen actually scored against Inter at home and away in the Champions League as Spurs recovered from a terrible start in the group stage to reach the knockouts.

Inter, who are currently third in Serie A, are looking to close the gap on leaders Juventus and second-placed Napoli.

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In fact, they are 27 points off the top with seven games remaining and appear set to lose star duo Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic in the summer.

And Eriksen is viewed as a player who can make Inter, who have not won Serie A since 2010, competitive in the title race once again.

However, they have a huge fight on their hands with Real Madrid also reportedly keen on Eriksen, who’s likely to be available for £130million.

Eriksen has featured 200 times in the Premier League at Spurs and has been involved in 110 goals in that run.

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Reds the hungrier side, says Van Dijk

LONDON • Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool will want victory more than Everton in the Merseyside derby today owing to the ramifications in the pursuit of the Premier League title.
Everton have not beaten Liverpool since October 2010 and a winless sequence of 16 league derbies is the longest barren spell in the club's history. The manner of Liverpool's victory in the 96th minute of December's derby also smarts for Marco Silva's side, whose form plummeted afterwards.
However, none of those factors compare with the prize of landing Liverpool's first league championship since 1990, according to van Dijk, who insists the greater motivation at Goodison Park today will be among the players in red.
The Liverpool defender said: "I've played in the Old Firm (Celtic v Rangers) derby, which is really intense. But this is the Premier League and it's totally different.
"It will be a game that can go either way and sometimes in these type of games it is who wants it the most.
"We are in a position where we definitely want it the most and hopefully we can show it on the pitch."
The Dutchman expects "a game full of passion" and says he will thrive on the knowledge that Everton, like Manchester United last weekend, are desperate to damage their rivals' title challenge.
"I like that," he said. "It is always something which motivates you even more and it is a great game to play in. It's the derby and it's special but we want to show our quality, win the game - hopefully with good football but if not, we are going to fight for it."
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is friends with a few Evertonians who want Liverpool to win the league rather than Manchester City. He refused to divulge names for safety reasons; such is the nature of the fierce rivalry of the two clubs.
"I am not allowed to speak about it," the German, who has won five and drawn two of his seven Merseyside derbies, said jokingly.
"I promised I would not say their names because that could cause them problems. Because they know me they think it is better for us (to win the league) than somebody else they don't know."
Klopp believes Liverpool's dominance of the derby in recent years should inspire, rather than intimidate Everton today, when Goodison hosts its 100th league meeting between the clubs.
He said: "That (nine years unbeaten) is much easier to work on for the other side. It is much easier to motivate them and say: 'Come on boys, it's time. It's our moment'. It's much easier for them.
"We respect them a lot as a team. That is how we have to see it. That is how we have to deal with it, not thinking we have had a couple of good results.
"We have had difficult games against Everton but really good results and we have to think about what we did attitude-wise in these games so we were always ready. We have to be that again.
"It is really important we don't take anything - not just in this game but in all games - for granted. Just work for it and the world is open."
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Man City congratulate Man United Women on promotion to Super League BEFORE acknowledgement from Red Devils

Manchester United Women were congratulated on their promotion to the Women’s Super League by local rivals Manchester City – before the Red Devils’ official Twitter account.

The achievement, sealed thanks to a 5-0 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday, was initially only celebrated on the @ManUtdWomen account.

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It remarkably took 17 hours for the @ManUtd account to acknowledge the feat.

In the meantime, fierce rivals City publicly congratulated United, tweeting: “Congratulations @ManUtdWomen on your promotion to the @FAWSL! See you next season!”

Unlike United, City have one Twitter account which covers both their men’s and women’s teams.

Casey Soney’s side earned the promotion just one year after United Women reformed.

They are seven points clear at the top of the Women’s Championship with three games to go and cannot be caught by Charlton or Durham.

During their latest display of dominance, Millie Turner, Alex Greenwood and Jess Sigsworth made it 3-0 at half-time.

Ella Toone made it 4-0 and Charlie Devlin rounded off the scoring with a close-range finish. Aston Villa goalkeeper, Sian Rogers, was also sent off.

It is understood United’s promotion remains subject to meeting FAWSL Licence criteria.

It is not expected United will encounter any problems, with confirmation due next month.

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