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There's no deal with Real Madrid! Premier League giants BOOSTED in Marco Reus chase
MANCHESTER UNITED, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea remain in the hunt for Marco Reus after Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke insisted that Real Madrid do not have a right of first refusal on the forward.
Marco Reus Player Profile
Real Madrid are stepping up their efforts to lure Reus to Spain next summer with Carlo Ancelotti launching a fresh charm offensive in recent days.
He told Marca: "The best German player after [Toni] Kroos and [Sami] Khedira is Marco Reus."
And that has lead some reports to suggest that Real may have already agreed a deal with Dortmund that will see them have first dibs on Reus when they decide to sell.
However, Watzke has dismissed those claims and reiterated that Reus has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave if someone pays £20m next summer.
Carlo Ancelotti is a fan of Marco Reus
It's complete rubbish that there is any kind of right of first refusal
He told Bild: "It's complete rubbish that there is any kind of right of first refusal [for Madrid].
"Marco alone will decide where he will go. What would we do if his clause was activated?"
Jose Mourinho has insisted that Chelsea are not interested, but it remains to be seen whether any of the other Premier League giants can beat Real and Bayern Munich to the impressive 25-year-old at season's end.
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