Day: February 22, 2018

Real Madrid have demanded that Chelsea number 1, Thibaut Courtois delays signing the new deal that the Blues have offered him until at least April.

Los Blancos are looking for a new number one after they decided it was time to ditch Keylor Navas. They have also decided that the best place to sign a new goalie would be from the Premier League and they have narrowed their list of targets down to David de Gea and Thibaut Courtois.

However, Sun Sport is reporting that they want to keep their options open at the moment and so they have asked Courtois not to sign a new Chelsea deal yet. The Blues have offered Courtois a new contract since last year, but the Belgian has told them to allow this season to finish first before he can start negotiating with them.

Madrid know that Courtois has a desire to return to the Spanish capital and with just over a year left on his current deal, this is the best time for them to try and sign him.

The Belgian has also admitted that he would love to return to Madrid where he had previously played for Atletico as his wife and children stay there.

Manchester City have been dealt a major blow in their quest to sign Harry Maguire next summer.

The 24 years old English man has caught the eyes of Pep Guardiola with his displays this season and the Catalan boss was plotting a summer move.

However, the former Hull City man seems not to be in a hurry to leave the King Power Stadium and he is reportedly keen on extending his current deal with the former Premier League champions.

He signed from the Tigers last summer and has played every minute of every game for the Foxes this season. One of the high points of his career so far was scoring an injury-time equalizer against Manchester United.

Pep Guardiola loves a centre-back who is confident on the ball and can play it out of the defence without fear, Maguire has shown he can do that and can also be very calm under pressure.

He is reportedly worth £50 million, however, with a new deal coming his way soon just 7 months after he joined them, his value could skyrocket especially if he makes it into England’s squad for the World Cup in Russia.

Super agent Mino Raiola is at it again and this time instead of bringing another star man to Manchester United and the Premier League, the Italian is looking to take one star away.

Reports from Sun Sport this morning is claiming that the Italian’s client, Paul Pogba is already regretting coming back to Manchester United as his form has continued to dip this season.

He has been left out of the last four starting eleven by Jose Mourinho and struggled to make any meaningful impact when he replaced Ander Herrera in Manchester United’s match last night.

He appears to have fallen out of favour with Mourinho and Raiola who wants him to be happy has already started to call top European sides over a potential transfer next summer.

PSG and Real Madrid are his biggest admirers with the Spaniards reportedly readying a £120 million bid for the French man next summer.

Pogba wants to remain but he does not like the position that Mourinho plays him. The Portuguese boss is determined to show Pogba that he is the manager and with his contract expiring in 2020, Pogba knows he may need to leave to get his wish to play further forward.