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If there was not enough controversy about Real Madrid amongst players. Platini has come out and said that he respects the current Real Madrid coach (Jose Mourinho) but thinks that Mourinho talked non sense after the game against Barcelona last season in the semi finals of the Champions League.
Platini says that no club receives any kind of special treatment from UEFA or any other sports governing body. We all saw how furious Mourinho was after Barcelona beat Real Madrid 0-2 at Bernabeu thanks to a crazy decision made by the referee which turned the game on its head.
Pepe was sent off for a relatively soft foul and from there it was an uphill task for Real Madrid. Platini however says that he has got nothing to do with the matter and the UEFA committees are looking into the matter which would then punish Mourinho to whatever degree he deserves.
Platini also denied the claim made by some that referees tend to favor bigger clubs and things like that but praised Spain for providing the world with football spectacles. Spain and Barcelona have lit up tournaments on their own with their fluid and entertaining brand of football.
Among other news, reports now say that Real Madrid are not willing to pay a single penny more than 15 million euros and a player for Fabio Coentrao of Benfica. The deal has been dragging on since the start of the transfer season. Little progress has been made despite some media sources claiming that the deal is almost done.
Coentrao’s release clause is about 30 million euros. Which is quite a lot for a player of his caliber so naturally, Real Madrid do not want to pay it, but Benfica want Real Madrid to pay that amount of money or pay 25 million euros plus a player from Drenthe, Garay and Pablo Sarabia.
Real Madrid however, are willing to give up player but insist on 15 million euros rather than the 25 million euro demand. How long will this go on? Probably till the end of the season and Real Madrid will give in to Benfica as Real Madrid always do. Hence Real Madrid will in all likelihood sign Coentrao from Benfica before the end of the summer transfer season.
Anyway, it has been reported that Real Madrid have been inquiring about Barcelona’s youth sensation Thiago Alcantara. The kid has a lot of pace and showed great maturity in the match against Real Madrid last season where his work on the wings enabled Messi to score the opening goal after Pepe was sent off.
Thiago’s father has told the media that Real Madrid did come knocking but he knew that his son would always stay with Barcelona. Real Madrid will not even get a sniff of Thiago and even if Barcelona do want to sell this kid, of which there is very little chance, then they will not sell him to Real Madrid.
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