Real Madrid News LIVE updates: Lionel Messi thinks Neymar will snub a move to the Bernabeu
Real Madrid News LIVE updates: All the latest from the Bernabeu including Zinedine Zidane’s pursuit of Paulo Dybala, Neymar and Chelsea star David Luiz
Friday December 8
Ancelotti’s in town…
22:00: Carlo Ancelotti has put Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham on red alert by moving to London.
Express Sport understands the sacked Bayern Munich coach has sent his personal belongings to London.
Ancelotti has been linked to a host of top jobs, but this week revealed he has rejected the chance to take over as the new coach of Italy as he wants to stay in club football.
Ancelotti has been linked with a return to Chelsea, where he was sacked in 2011, if Antonio Conte leaves this summer.
He could also go to Tottenham if Mauricio Pochettino moves on.
And he is even a potential replacement for Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
Ballon d’Or war!
21:00: Unai Emery insists Neymar does not have to join Real Madrid to win the Ballon d’Or.
Real president Florentino Perez reckons Neymar’s best chance of winning the annual award is by joining his club.
But PSG manager Emery responded to those claims by insisting Neymar can get all the success he desires in Paris.
“(Perez) would like to have him, but he is here, in Paris. I'm convinced he will get both collective goals and individual rewards here,” Emery said defiantly.
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Real Madrid Transfer News: Gareth Bale has been tipped to leave the Bernabeu
Sergej isn’t for sale!
20:00: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is NOT for sale, according to his agent.
Express Sport recently revealed that Manchester United were favourites to sign Milinkovic-Savic, who has been attracting scouts from all of Europe’s leading clubs including Barcelona and Real Madrid.
But his agent, the former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid striker Mateja Kezman, says he’s not leaving Lazio.
“The only person who can act on behalf of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is myself,” Kezman said.
“Therefore, what I’ve read is wrong in more than one way and puts unfair pressure on Lazio as it could disrupt the perfect balance in their dressing room, in what has been a magnificent season for both him and the club.
“Has an offer from United actually arrived? Like I’ve said a million times already, Milinkovic-Savic is currently not for sale at any price. It’s absolutely not the moment to talk about transfers.”
Pochettino coy over Bale deal
19:00: Mauricio Pochettino has skirted around claims Tottenham will rival Manchester United in the battle to sign Gareth Bale.
Spurs sold Bale to the Bernabeu club for £85m back in 2013.
Bale is expected to leave next summer, with United keen on him, and Pochettino was coy about directly answering the transfer speculation.
"I saw him in Madrid when we played there. Always he keeps in contact with the people here that he worked with in the past," Pochettino said.
“But then I don't know because I don't have a close relationship with him or his people. Of course he is a fantastic player and you never know in football what can happen."
Balague talks Salah to Real Madrid
17:45: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is not on Real Madrid’s radar at the moment, according to Sky Sports’ Guillem Balague.
Salah has been a huge Liverpool hit since signing from Serie A giants Roma for £34million back in the summer.
The Egypt international, who struggled during a previous stint in England with Chelsea, has bagged a stunning 18 goals from 23 games for Jurgen Klopp’s side so far.
As a result, Salah has been tipped to join Real Madrid, who are supposedly keen to bring him in as part of an overhaul of the squad.
But Spanish football expert Balague thinks the La Liga giants are prioritising two other deals instead, and that Salah is not currently a transfer target.
“At this moment in time I understand Salah is not on Real Madrid’s radar. They are looking to bring in goalkeeper Kepa and a striker once Bale’s future is decided,” he told Sky Sports.
“Those two situations need to be sorted before we know exactly what Real Madrid are doing.”
Want to win the Ballon d’Or? Join Real Madrid…
16:20: Florentino Perez thinks the easiest way for Neymar to win the Ballon d’Or is to join Real Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or yesterday, with Neymar third.
PSG star Neymar quit Barcelona for Paris in order to challenge for awards such as these.
But Real president Perez reckons Neymar won’t do this unless he appears in a Los Blancos shirt.
"Being in Madrid would make it easier to win the Ballon d'Or. Real Madrid is a club which gives all you need as a big player," admitted Perez.
“Everyone knows that I already wanted to sign him at one point.”
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Neymar will snub Real Madrid, says Messi
16:10: Barcelona star Lionel Messi thinks PSG forward Neymar will reject a move to Real Madrid.
Don’t tell Florentino Perez…
Messi and Neymar spent four years together at Barcelona with the duo establishing themselves as two of the best players in world football.
However, Neymar opted to leave the Catalan giants for PSG in the summer, signing for the Ligue 1 giants in a world-record £200million deal.
Many reports have claimed the Brazil international is determined to join Real Madrid later in his career, and his time in Paris is merely a ploy to get the transfer he craves further down the line.
Yet Spanish outlet Don Balon claims Messi thinks Neymar will end up leaving PSG - but not for the Bernabeu.
Instead, he thinks the 25-year-old has designs of playing in the Premier League.
Real plan Dybala swoop for next summer
16:00: Real Madrid have a plan in place to sign Juventus star Paulo Dybala, according to the latest reports from Don Balon.
The Spanish website claim first-choice target Mauro Icardi isn’t particularly interested in leaving Italy.
So Dybala, a more realistic acquisition, is being lined up to bolster the club’s attacking options next summer.