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Melo has been making some stunning statements this week. So after (one week ago) talking about his club teammates as having not enough quality to play for a club as big as Juventus, Melo has now said that he wants to be at Real Madrid.
Well, name me a player who does not want to be at Real Madrid. Even Barcelona players want to be at Real Madrid. Ok not all of them.
But Melo has also said that he is going to have to wait for his ambition to bear fruition. He did not exactly know that Real Madrid were interested in him (neither was I aware) but he says that he would love to play for Jose Mourinho. I don’t get it. Why is Mourinho concentrating towards signing big defensive players this season.
I think Lass and Gago should really start hunting for new clubs because at this rate of signing defensive players , they have no future at Real Madrid.
People have questioned his loyalty to Juventus after his recent interviews. I mean he had a good last season for Juventus but still is not pleased with his club. Many Juventus fans want him out.
But let me tell you. If anyone of you is thinking about a Benzema Melo swap, then that is just crazy. Some Juventus fans are exactly looking for this deal and I think Jose Mourinho might pay a little attention to it. Seriously, we cannot just keep on giving our best players to other clubs this cheap.
Benzema is far more expensive than Melo and I am not counting the fact that we already have Khedira and Lass for that position. Is Mourinho thinking about forming an anti Barcelona only team. Like one reader commented, our Real Madrid could look like this:
Iker, Adan; Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos,Carvalho, Marcelo; Altintop, Khedira, Melo, Pepe, Xabi Alonso. 2 GKs, 4 defenders, and 5 DMs. Just to make sure Barcelona do not score against us in any match. This formation is likely to break Barcelona’s dominance. Just kidding by the way.
Then during phase 2 Mourinho will introduce Ronaldo in minute 70 to win the game as a super sub. Mourinho the Special One.
From Juventus point of view, I think Marchisio can play in the center again, and Ziegler/De Ceglie can swap LW and LWB between them. The money from Melo’s sale can be use to buy Matri and Quagliarella.
Juventus will be making a big mistake if they sell Melo. They need to be selling their bad players, not their best players. Now that I think of it, I think Mourinho might be looking for a Melo Lass swap. That would be more feasible I think, though I still think that Diarra is the best in the world at his position if given enough games and confidence.
Melo is one of the dirtiest players in football, there is very little doubt about that. Imagine Pepe and Melo playing in the same midfield at the peak of their powers. I think Barcelona will then ask FIFA not to let this transfer go ahead.
Anyway, hope Real Madrid do not make a fool of themselves in signing another defensive midfielder and that too by swapping him with a world class young striker.
This is what Melo said in his interview:
“I think he [Mourinho] is the best in the world, and if my idol is looking for me, then of course I am happy,” he is quoted as saying by Il Corriere dello Sport.
“[But] of the Real Madrid interest I don’t know anything. I read about this news in the papers, and if they were to become true then I would be happy as I am Mourinho’s number one fan.”
“If I was to leave Juventus I would like to return to Spain. The Premier League would also fascinate me. But, all this is far as I have a contract with Juventus.
“However, you never say never in football as things often change fast.”
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