Real Madrid add Royston Drenthe to Fabio Coentrao deal, Benfica eye Cristian Ansaldi as replacement
Real Madrid are offering Royston Drenthe and €25 million in a player plus cash deal for Benfica’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao, while Cristian Ansaldi is ready to replace him should the transfer go through.
Benfica are again subject to a tempting offer from the Spanish giants for their prized asset, and Real Madrid have added Dutch speedster, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royston-Drenthe-c31824 to the table in a bid to sign Coentrao.
Coentrao has been in the limelight for most of the transfer window as Madrid are on hot pursuit of the highly-rated defender. The player himself made public his desire to play for Los Blancos, something which landed him in hot water with the club officials
and fans alike.
After luckily escaping legal action, Coentrao reiterated his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Love-c22466 for the Eagles and said that he would play for them the next season if his move to the Bernabeu fails.
According to reports, Benfica are on the verge of letting the player live his dream and are preparing for life without their star wingback. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011. The Argentine
is more than keen on a move to Estadio da Luz.
"I want to leave Rubin; I have said it several times. Of course I would like to go to Benfica; it would be a great solution for my career. Benfica are a great club, used to winning titles, who are usually in the main European competitions, like the Champions
League.” Ansaldi said.
"I know Benfica are a possibility and we will see what happens." He added.
Replacing one of the best left backs in the world will be a difficult task for Benfica, even with the amount of money they generate from his sale. But Ansaldi was oozing with confidence as he calmly said:
“I feel ready to replace Coentrao."
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 International started his career on the books of Newell Old Boys before eventually moving to Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League. He has shown on previous occasions that he is worthy of place in Benfica’s starting eleven after impressing
during Rubin Kazan’s shock win over Catalonian giants, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, in the UEFA Champions League.
The player in Madrid’s lucarative deal, Royston Drenthe, is also not unknown to big time European Football as he has played in the prestigious U-21 European Championships. Drenthe was initially on the books of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258, where his versatility as a midfielder
and defender were greatly impressive. But since moving to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid, he has featured sporadically for Los Blancos and would be delighted on getting regular playing at the Estadio da Luz.
With a deal that is likely to be accepted. It looks like finally Benfica are finally looking for replacements for the Madrid-bound Fabio Coentrao.
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