Florentino Perez speaks out on Di María and Xabi Alonso's departure and other trending club issues

Di María’s departure

“I arrived in 2000 and over the years many players have come and gone. Di María, like all the players who have belonged to this club and have had to leave, has our affection and respect, because he has been a part of this club. Nobody has ever heard me speak ill of any of the many players who have been with me”.

“A player who has a contract in place leaves because he wants to, because if he doesn’t want to, Real Madrid has always honoured its contracts with its players. His reason, and I don’t mind saying it, is that he had financial demands that we were unable to meet. Real Madrid made him the best offer, the highest possible, but he had other expectations. No other player in this team has those wages except for Ronaldo, who is the best in the world”.

“It’s a personal decision and there’s nothing else we can do. If we had accepted, there would have been resentment that could have jeopardised the financial stability of the club. We respect Di María for his position, but we have signed James, who was one of the best at the World Cup and received the Golden Boot”.

“We’re delighted that Di María has found another club that they have paid us the amount that we consider fair. We appreciate his personality and the effort he has made over the past four years and we wish him luck. With affection and recognition, we can only tell the truth about this business”, said Florentino Pérez.

Xabi Alonso

“I have a very good relationship with him and he came to plead with us to let him go. He explained it very clearly. He believes the best way to manage his final years as a professional is what he has done, both for him and for the club. We respect his wishes. We thought and reflected with him; we opted to keep Khedira and we thought we had that position resolved. They are considerations we made with Alonso and with the manager. I reiterate that it was his request and we were able to give it to him. The position is well covered in the future with Kroos, one of the best at the World Cup, who is only 24 years old, and with Illarramendi”.

Falçao

“He’s a magnificent player. We considered signing him on several occasions but we do what we believe is best for the club, regardless of who his representative is. The manager, as ever, played a decisive part in the decision”.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s views on the management of the club

“I know him very well. In addition to being the best player in the world, which is obvious, his loyalty has been unquestionable. I’ve heard his statements and I am certain he has not tried to question the club’s policy. I have a good relationship with him and have talked a lot with him and I can tell you that he is delighted with the new signings. He is an exemplary player, and there are no disagreements, none”.

Casillas and goalkeeping debate

“There should be no debate. The players have to be at the service of the manager. We have three good goalkeepers. The one who has left had a good offer and decided to leave. They’re all very good and the manager is the one who is responsible, that’s what he is paid for”.

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3 Real Madrid Castilla players to be included in the Champions League Squad

Real Madrid have included three players from Real Madrid Castilla in their first team for UEFA Champions League 2014-15 campaign, namely Eero Markkanen, Guillermo Varelaand and Abner Almeida.

On 23rd July of 2014 Real Madrid Official had reported:

"Real Madrid C. F. and AIK Solna have reached an agreement for the transfer of Eero Markkanen to Real Madrid Castilla. The player will be at the club for the next four seasons."

Markkanen has scored  41 goals in the 74 club games he has played for 8 different clubs.The Finnish striker has an excellent physical appearance with an height of about 6 ft 5 inch.

Possible Replacement for: Benzema, Ronaldo(injury)

On 3rd September 2014 manutd.com reported:

"Manchester United's Under-21 right-back Guillermo Varela has joined Real Madrid on loan for the remainder of the season."

Varela does not have much club level experience, playing just one game but has 23 appearance for his national youth team.

Possible Replacement for: Álvaro Arbeloa

Abner also shares the same experience in club football as Guillermo Varela, playing only 3 games and has made 13 appearance for the Brazil youth team.

Possible Replacement for: Fábio Coentrão

List of Real Madrid Players and Games ahead of the International Match Week

14 Madrid players have been called up by their national teams.

Country: Spain
Players: Casillas, Carvajal, Ramos, Isco
Opponent: France(friendly), Macedonia(Euro 2016 Qualification)

Country: Croatia
Players: Modric
Opponent: Cyprus(friendly), Malta(Euro 2016 Qualification)

Country: Germany
Players: Kroos
Opponent: Argentina(friendly), Scotland(Euro 2016 Qualification)

Country: France
Players: Benzema and Varane 
Opponent: Spain(friendly), Serbia(friendly)

Country: Brazil
Players: Marcelo
Opponent: Columbia(friendly), Ecuador(friendly)

Country: Columbia
Players: James Rodriguez
Opponent: Brazil(friendly)

Country: Wales
Players: Bale
Opponent: Andorra(Euro 2016 Qualification)

Country: Portugal
Players: Coentrao, Pepe
Opponent: Albania(Euro 2016 Qualification)

Country: Spain(U-21)
Players: Pacheco
Opponent: Hungary, Austria 

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Detailed Report: Javier Hernández 'Chicharito' to Real Madrid from Manchester United

As the deadline day for the summer transfer window comes to a close, Real Madrid have scooped Javier Hernández 'Chicharito' for one season.

Just an hour ago Real Madrid Official reported:

Real Madrid C. F. and Manchester United have reached an agreement for the loan of Javier Chicharito Hernández, who will be at the club throughout this season.

Real Madrid have the option to purchase the player.

Javier Chicharito Hernández will appear before the media in the Santiago Bernabéu press room today at 16:30.

Ancelotti was deeply interested in signing a striker as a replacement for Benzema after Alvaro Morata left the club for Juventus.

Real Madrid were searching for a striker from the very beginning of the transfer window, with names like Luis Suarez, Ramadel Falcao and many other star players were linked as a replacement for Karim Benzema. But later on Karim Bemzema signed a contract till 2019 which confirmed that he won’t be leaving the club and the next striker will only serve as a substitute player for him on field.

( Links:
Luis Suárez to La Liga (Barcelona or Real Madrid)
Radamel Falcao to Real Madrid "?" )

Real Madrid were interested in a loan deal for Javier Hernández rather than a permanent ownership because of the presence of Real Madrid's Jese Rodriguez in the dressing room. The club deeply believes that Jese, who was out for 7 months after a serious knee injury during the second leg of the game against Schalke 04, will perform well in the future games for Real Madrid. The Blancos rising star had quite an astounding start at Real Madrid and was significantly endorsed by the Spanish media and fans worldwide.

Chicharito has been on the bench and is being played as a substitute player for Manchester United for many games and won't be disappointed to frequently find the bench for Real Madrid in the initial stages of the game.

Club	Season	League		Cup1		League Cup		Continental2		Other3		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	2010–11	27	13	5	1	3	1	9	4	1	1	45	20
	2011–12	28	10	1	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	36	12
	2012–13	22	10	6	4	2	1	6	3	–		36	18
	2013–14	24	4	1	1	5	4	5	0	0	0	35	9
	2014–15	1	0	0	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	Total	102	37	13	6	11	6	27	9	1	1	154	59

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