Both Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konaté are reported to be close to a move to Real Madrid, but the Spanish giant is not content with this. Incoming Real coach Jose Mourinho will get the player he himself helped sell as Roma coach.
According to transfer journalist Nicolo Schira, Real are genuinely interested in Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori, with the La Liga club consulting on the Italian’s situation.
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Real Madrid have Calafiori on their wish list
The hyperactive transfer journalist Romano also reports on the Calafiori campaign.
“Real Madrid are not done with defenders. At left-back, they basically have Alvaro Carreras and Ferland Mendy, who are injured now and have had many injuries over the years. On the centre-back side at Real Madrid, the idea is that if there is an opportunity for a player who can help as a centre-back and left-back – and Riccardo Calafiori is that profile – for Real Madrid, it could be an interesting option to follow in the market,” Romano says on his YouTube channel.
Calafiori has great respect for former Roma coach Mourinho
It wasn’t long ago that Calafiori spoke warmly of Mourinho, despite the fact that the manager sold him (to Bologna) when the two were in Rome.
“It was his choice to sell me, but I’m also going to tell you something,” Calafiori said. “Mourinho and I are talking; He wrote me several messages, and there is a good relationship between us. He strengthened my character and personality. The fact that he asks you for 200 percent in every training session, and that he makes his choices by looking at what you give on the pitch,” the Arsenal player stated according to Teamtalk.
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Now there may be an opportunity for the Italian with a reunion – at the world’s biggest club.
