Real Madrid keen on Fabio Coentrao; Chelsea close to Neymar deal
Los Blancos after Benfica full-back
Real Madrid are reportedly closing in on signing Benfica full-back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao. The defender has been linked to many of the top European clubs after a series of brilliant performances this season which led the Portuguese giants to the semi-finals of the
UEFA Europa League.
The Madrid giants are in the market for a quality left-back as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Arbeloa-c5282 had been inconsistent for most of the last campaign. Jose Mourinho is a huge admirer of Coentrao and wants him at the Bernabeu before the start of next season.
For his part, Coentrao also wants a move to Madrid and has expressed that he will only leave the Portuguese club for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid or he will prefer to stay.
"What I want is to play for Real Madrid. They are the best club in the world, the only one I will leave Benfica for,” the defender said in an interview.
The Portuguese international has made 36 appearances for Benfica this season and scored five goals to go along with two assists.
Blues close to Brazilian striker
Chelsea are reportedly closing in on a deal to sign Santos striker Neymar. The club had a bid rejected last summer for the Brazilian but are leading the race to secure his services for next season.
Blues are short of attacking options as star striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786
look to rebuild their side for the coming season.
It has been speculated that the owner Roman Abramovich is himself involved in the deal and wants to make sure that the signing goes through.
“Roman is ready to get personally involved to clinch the signing of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neymar-c27639. He's aiming to talk with him next month to prove how much he is wanted,” a source close to the club was quoted as saying.
The Brazilian has scored eight goals in 20 appearances for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734.
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