Karim Benzema and Raphael were on duty for France yesterday evening as Les Bleus saw off Nigeria to make it through to the last eight of the World Cup. Later on, Sami Khedira took his place on the bench as Germany were given an almighty scare by Algeria but came through 2-1 in extra time to set up a quarter final against the French.
Onto Real Madrid news now, and the main story emerging is who will make way in the squad for James Rodriguez, who has been linked with Los Blancos after some stunning performances in Brazil for his Colombia side.
And the most likely candidate to leave is Angel di Maria, according to AS. The paper says he doesn’t feel valued as a player by the club and is ready to quit the Santiago Bernabeu. Just last week he was quoted as saying that while he was happy to stay, his future with the 10-times Champions League winners was unclear. AS says there would be no shortage of clubs willing to pay the 50 million euro transfer fee, including Manchester United, Monaco, PSG and Juventus.
Another departure could be Khedira, who has been linked with a move to FA Cup winners Arsenal. Picking up on a piece in the Sun, AS says Arsene Wenger wants the German to reinforce his midfield next season and reunite him with compatriot Mesut Ozil.
Finally, Portugal boss Paulo Bento has denied claims Cristiano Ronaldo was not fit to play in the World Cup, saying the 29-year-old was fine, and there was no pressure on him to speed up any recovery from the tendinitis problems he was suffering.
I don’t care how much good this Rodriguez can be but you can not exit di Maria who had an amazing season with the club plus experience for this kid who is really good too but 22 for 26 not much deference. Di Maria still young. Real is my heart but sometimes they’re make some wrong move. Remember Robin they sold him now hi still playing good.
Real Madrid at tyms maks som silly buying nd selling
James wil b a welcome addition but not at the expense of di maria…,pls florentino
James is better than di maria real want him because he is one of CR7 best friends and in the field when your friends you play better That’s why CR7 did not want Suarez at real
Plus James has a better left foot than Di maria di marias left foot just kicks the ball hard while james left foot keeps it nice while curving at an angle.
Dnt make dis mistake pls,Angel Di Maria is a better player than James anytym.wat if he comes 2real and flop
Please mr president don’t make the a mistake bby selling Angel di Maria he is a better player than even Messi at the world cup and so far he had a wonderful season with many assist and he also destroy Barcelona he is our greatest weapon and a threat to any club in the world bcoz he is even far better than bale.
talk to the president,,,, james is no match with ADM….
i have been a madrid fan for all the past years but as of now, this move on james to replace di maria,,,SOOOOORRRRRRRRY…… its totally a silly take and i will never support it. the worst signing that madrid will ever do is this one. president president president dont let this happen otherwise us fans will booooo you and leave the club with immediate effect….. remmember FANS ARE THE 12th players in every match…… am out!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mdrd pls keep dimaria bcos he’s better than toni kroos and james