Fabio Coentrao and Jose Mourinho’s wish list – Spanish La Liga special
After much tussle and widespread media speculations, Real Madrid have finally secured the services of Portuguese international Fabio Coentrao for the next six years. Mourinho’s wish list has now been completed and he looks content with the squad at his disposal.
Now the manager has a replacement for every squad position and competition for the playing eleven has stiffened.
Mourinho has thanked the Chairman for support and faith in his abilities. In a statement to Spanish sports daily, Marca, Jose acknowledge Florentino Perez’s contribution and showed his excitement at the squad of his choice, saying, “Chairman, the template
is finished on my part.”
The statement of the two-time UEFA Champions League winning coach is clear. He is happy with the squad even if no further signings are made. This is in contrast to what Mourinho had been calling for the better part of last year, where his intent was to sign
a reliable striker. Only Jose Callejon has arrived and he is unlikely to grace the Madrid bench even.
The club know that a striker is still needed at the club, and the pursuit of Brazilian ace Neymar continues. The season is long and unfortunate injuries to the strikers, Gonzalo Higuain and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350, would be fatal for the club; thus, the Capital-based
club continue their hunt for a new striker.
Negotiations for Neymar are underway and a resolution will be found in the weeks following the commencement of Copa America. Arch rivals Barcelona are also interested in the player but a move is unlikely. The latest sensation out of Brazil favours Real Madrid
and has been persuaded to do so by legendary footballer, Pele.
The player’s agent, Wagner Ribeiro, has spoken about contact from Real Madrid recently.
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532 will get the €45 million and the player will leave because the release clause has been met." Ribeiro had said.
"The boy's preference right now is Real Madrid," Ribeiro told EFE.
The young prodigy’s move to Real has also been blessed by Zinedine Zidane, who has recently been appointed as the club’s Director of Football. Zizou acknowledged the interest in the player and Real Madrid would appreciate the idea to add him. He went on
to compare the player with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neymar-c27639 having the ability to score more goals.
With Neymar’s pursuit gaining pace, Manchester City outcast http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emmanuel-Adebayor-c12526 longs for a permanent move to Real Madrid. The player enjoyed a successful loan move at the Capital club, scoring 8 goals in 22 appearances. A move for the Togolese centre forward
was expected in late June but nothing has come off it.
Adebayor has stated that he will wait for a call from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 until the very last day of the transfer window. However, the player might switch clubs sooner with London-based Tottenham Hotspurs closely monitoring his situation.
Real Madrid squad is full and will start its preseason training in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Leon have been omitted from the squad as they look to seal moves away from the club.
With a squad of his preference, Mourinho is set to make another attempt at winning domestic and European trophies. La Liga campaign for the Spanish titans will start from August 21 and it will be then that the might of Mourinho's squad will be tested and
the result will be due on May 13.
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