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Gerardo Martino was speaking about Brazilian Neymar and feels that by not throwing him in at the deep end, he has benefitted the young man. Martino points out that although everyone wants to see him including himself, the Brazilian is still a very young man.
The Argentine coach also refused to disclose whether Neymar Jr will start against Atletico Madrid tonight. More on Gerardo Martino’s comments
Leo Messi is back in training and likely for the second leg of the Spanish Supercup final against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening at the Nou Camp. Leo trained with his teammates yesterday after missing the second half of the Supercup and Sunday’s match against Malaga in the league where Barca won 0-1.
Doubtful though is hero Adriano who scored the only goal of the match. More on Messi and Adriano
Real Madrid have finally landed Welshman Gareth Bale in a deal worth a staggering £86MILLION. It was a agreed last night after Daniel Levy finally gave the go ahead for the deal to take place after talks with Florentino perez last week in Madrid.
Tottenham paid just £7m to Southampton for the Welshman 6 years ago and this is a fabulous return on investment for the London club. More on the Bale deal
Barcelona were made to suffer against Malaga at La Rosaleda last night for a one nil win. Bernd Schuster’s team was full of young players who were disciplined at the back but lacked finesse up front.
Malaga caused a few scares although it was up to Adriano to break the deadlock on the 44th minute with a wonderful strike to make it 1 nil. Match report on the Malaga vs Barca game
It hasn’t taken too long for Gerardo Martino to fire off a few shots in Real Madrid’s general direction. The new coach was speaking at a press conference ahead of today’s match against Malaga and mentioned that the Gareth Bale deal is ‘disrespectful’ given the world’s financial climate.
The world’s media have picked up on this, quickly pointing out the £50m Barca paid for Neymar.More on Martino’s statements
By the state of the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, it suggests that a deal with Tottenham’s Gareth Bale is imminent. According to the Daily Mirror a platform has been erected at the stadium as Real Madrid finally prepare themselves for the arrival of 24-year-old Welshman.
Reports suggest that Bale is set for a world record £85 million transfer, with a deal thought to be only hours away from completion.More on the Gareth Bale transfer
Ex Real Madrid and Spain international keeper Santiago Cañizares has dropped a bombshell by stating he sees no problem in fellow stopper Iker Casillas signing for Barca.
“I would see no problem with Iker leaving Real Madrid for Barca,” said Santiago Cañizares in an interview on the radio program ‘The Graderia’ on Cadena SER. More on Santiago Cañizares
German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, who the Catalan club has their eye on for a possible replacement for Victor Valdes, has put the brakes on a contract renewal proposal that Borussia Moenchengladbach has made him.
Talking to Kicker magazine, the young German is in no hurry to renew, which is tantamount to a nod towards Martino’s men. More on Marc Andre Ter Stegen
