Courtois to Real Madrid
Thibaut Courtois is closing in on a summer move to Real Madrid, according to reports.
Courtois, who spent three years with Atletico Madrid, is keen to return to Spain.
And despite Chelsea returning to the top of the Premier League Courtois wants to move on.
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Thibaut Courtois is reportedly already planning to move to Real Madrid in the summer
Courtois has previously admitted he feels Spanish and his girlfriend is from Madrid.
Madrid are looking at alternatives for Keylor Navas and have given up on David de Gea after the shambles of his move falling through at the last minute.
And the Sun claim Courtois is already planning to be in Spain from the summer.
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Bernardo Silva to Man United
Manchester United want to sign Monaco star Bernardo Silva from Monaco for £70million, according to reports.
United are set to sell Memphis Depay to Lyon this month for £20m and have lined Silva up to replace him.
But Jose Mourinho won't be bringing him in for this season.
The Sun report United will battle with real Madrid for his signing during the summer window.
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Mertesacker extension
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has extended his contract by 12 months.
Club captain Mertesacker hasn't played at all this season due to injury but Arsene Wenger revealed his experience and leadership were big factors in handing him a new deal.
“He is a leader of the team and he is also one of the four centre backs who has experience and can guide the team,” the manager told Arsenal Player.
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“There were no negotiations in fact, because he had an option for extension. So it’s not really a new contract, it’s just an extension of the old one. We had to take that option early in the season and the decision was made quite easily.
“On the pitch he has his own technical attributes, that is his reading of the game, his intelligence, his guidance. He’s good in the air because of his size.
“Mentally, he’s a guy who brings a level of urgency into the team, a level of focus, a level of desire to do well and he’s very demanding with the people around him. He’s very respected as well and that’s why he gets a lot from the players around him.
“I’ve never seen a training session where Per was not fully focused to do well. That’s why he has improved with us a lot on a technical front, because his focus is always 100 per cent.”
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