Just Real Madrid News

The last time Real Madrid wanted a player from the English Premier League club Tottenham, they were made to work hard and spend a lot of money, but eventually got their man. That was Luka Modric and he finally proved just why he was so coveted by Madrid with a game changing performance against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The latest Tottenham player to become the target for Real Madrid is the Welshman Gareth Bale. The 23-year old is having his best season ever, adding goals to his previous talents on the wing, just as Cristiano Ronaldo did before. Tottenham are desperate to hold on to Bale, and will offer him a huge pay rise, but Madrid are planning to blow that out of the water, according to the Daily Mirror.  ......Read more...

Michael Laudrup is the man the Real Madrid fans seem to want to take over from Jose Mourinho. The favourite with the bookmakers is Carlo Ancelotti who is coaching Paris Saint-Germain at the minute, and who has a wealth of experience, with two European cups and both the Italian and English league and cup doubles. Despite that, over 70 percent of Madrid fans voted for Laudrup in an online poll.  ......Read more...

It seemed as if the Brazilian midfielder Kaka was on his way out of Real Madrid in the summer, and then again in the January transfer window, but the deals never quite materialised. After a great performance in Madrid’s 2-o victory over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, however, his career at the Bernabeu may have a new lease of life. He worked tirelessly and showed great skill, especially after Sergio Ramos was sent off.  ......Read more...

I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that Jose Mourinho has had an absolute nightmare with injuries for Real Madrid this season. Since it began last summer, Mourinho has hardly ever been able to select from a full squad and this can be seen in the gap to Barcelona in the Primera Liga. This also means that the Copa Del Rey and the Champions league have taken on an even greater significance than usual for Los Blancos and the special one, because a season without trophies is unacceptable at a club like Real Madrid.  ......Read more...

It is not a massive surprise to anyone who the final three players on the shortlist for the FIFA Ballon D’Or are. Real Madrid’s Potuguese number seven, Christiano Ronaldo, will be up against the same two players who made the shortlist for the Uefa European player of the year this summer, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta of Barcelona.

Iniesta won the Uefa award, but his performances for Spain were heavily influential as the Spanish national team had successfully defended the European championships. The smart money for the award to be given out in January is on Ronaldo and Messi. Although Messi has scored more goals so far in the year, Ronaldo is not far behind him and his goals drove Madrid to a record points total as they regained the Spanish Primera Liga title from Barcelona.  ......Read more...

The 30-year old midfield general, Xabi Alonso, played his 100th competitive game for Real Madrid in September and he has become one of the most reliable players at the club, if not the world. He also played his 100th game for the Spanish national side during Euro 2012. He marked that event with both goals as Spain beat France in the quarter finals, on their way to lifting the trophy again.

Jose Mourinho will have to shuffle his playing pack tomorrow, however, as Alonso is suspended for the game due to collecting his fifth yellow card in this La Liga season. Alonso has always been combative but does not normally get booked quite so often.  ......Read more...

The manager and the board, from the chairman Daniel Levy down, at Tottenham Hotspur did everything they could in the summer to persuade Luka Modric to stay. When that didn’t work they tried everything they could to make it hard for Real Madrid to sign the player but it was all to no avail.

They will be even unhappier with the Croatian international now, after he issued a statement which encouraged the Welsh winger to come to Madrid. Bale showed that he is a world class player with a fantastic late double against Scotland on Friday and Modric believes he would love to play at the Bernabeu and the Madrid fans would love him back.  ......Read more...

Jose Mourinho will not want any more international games for some time, after losing three defenders during this break. Both of the central strikers for Real Madrid also picked up knocks but they are not as serious.

Having already lost Marcelo for three months and Coentrao for a month, Mourinho was having to think about shifting around his remaining defenders to accommodate. Last night we lost our right back Arbeloa to a muscle problem and he could be out for three weeks.  ......Read more...

Iker Casillas has already had a long and distinguished career with Real Madrid and the Spain national team. He has won everything there is to win at club and international level and, at 31-years old, has plenty of good years still in him. He also has a contract for life at the club, but Jose Mourinho is looking for a good quality keeper as a stand in and eventual replacement, and Kasper Schmeichel is top of the list.

The 25-year old son of Denmark and Manchester United legend, Peter Schmeichel, is currently playing in the Championship in England for Leicester City. He was voted Player of the Year last season and is regarded as one of the best keepers around.  ......Read more...

Real Madrid midfielders Mesut Ozil and Xavi Alonso have spoken about their manager, Jose Mourinho, in glowing terms and Mourinho has been talking about his current Real Madrid side during the international break.

The Special One has taken the chance offered by the international games to return to his home country of Portugal. He gave an interview to Real Madrid TV in which he stated again his disappointment at the poor start of the season that Madrid made in La Liga which has put them eight points behind Barcelona.  ......Read more...