Paper Round: Man Utd in Gareth Bale blow, Real offer £199m for Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois
Bale-Madrid talks ‘positive’
Manchester United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Gareth Bale after the Welshman reportedly held positive talks with new Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui. The Telegraph
are among those to report Bale held face-to-face talks with Lopetegui,
who is understood to have told the forward that he is eager to work with
him in the new campaign.
225m euros for Hazard, Courtois
In the search for Ronaldo’s replacement, the gaze appears to be in Eden Hazard’s direction, with the HLN reporting – via the Mirror – that Real Madrid have made a bid of 225m euros (£199m) for the Belgian and his Chelsea
team-mate and compatriot, Thibaut Courtois. The joint offer is set to
test Chelsea’s resolve, with both Hazard and Courtois both open towards a
move away from Stamford Bridge.
Real want Lewy too?
Real have also struck a blow to Chelsea’s transfer plans by
plotting a move for Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski – according
to the Express. The Polish forward is expected to stay in Germany,
but the Bundesliga champions’ resolve will be tested by Real, who are
interested in bringing the Chelsea and Man United target to Madrid.
Three offers for Henry
Thierry Henry reportedly has three offers in the pipeline after
leaving his role as a Sky Sports pundit to focus on becoming a manager.
The Belgium assistant coach had been due to work with Sky until 2020,
but resigned to pursue his managerial ambitions – the Daily Mail claim he has one offer from the UK and two from abroad, but have fallen short of naming the clubs in question.
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