Hello Merengues, we bring you all-important Real Madrid news in the past 24 hours. Hala Madrid!
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Florentino 'plans to offer 2 players plus €85m for signing Pogba'
James Rodriguez and Mariano Diaz are the two men he is ready to offer to Manchester United.
'Mbappe said Real Madrid would wait for him'
The former vice-president of AS Mónaco is convinced that the now-PSG forward will be playing in a Los Blancos shirt before too long.
James 'rejects move to Arsenal & he wants to stay at Madrid'
Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing James Rodriguez in January, but the Colombian wants to stay at Real Madrid and attempt to regain Zinedine Zidane's confidence, according to Marca.
Madrid target Sancho 'set to leave Dortmund'
Dortmund are willing to listen to offers for Sancho as early as January after a breakdown in relationships, with most of top clubs closely monitoring his situation, according to Independent.
TEAM NEWS
Varane could be rested against Alaves (Marca)
Varane was unable to train on Thursday after suffering a knock against PSG in midweek and could be rested for Saturday's clash against Alaves.
Militao 'set to replace Varane in XI against Alaves'
Eder Militao will take Raphael Varane's spot in Real Madrid's starting line-up against Alaves on Saturday afternoon.
Zidane is joint 5th coach with most games at Madrid
The PSG draw was Zidane's 178th game in charge of Real Madrid, the same number of matches that José Mourinho oversaw.
As’s Cover:
'Zidane got his Pogba - Valverde.'
'If there is one player I don't want to hurt, it's Eden'
Thomas Meunier has issued an apology to Hazard after the full-back's challenge inflicted injury on his Belgian compatriot in the UCL clash.
"I'm really sad. I tried to contact him directly after the game, but I couldn't get through,"
"Whether it is serious or not, I don't know. Fingers crossed, it won't be,"
"My goal is never to hurt other players. And if there is one player that I don't want to hurt, it's Eden."
Madrid not given any security guarantees ahead of El Clasico
Madrid and Barcelona are still yet to receive any official communication from the security forces which suggest that nothing would prevent the game from taking place, a major fear ahead of the fixture on December 18 at the Camp Nou.
At the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, there is a growing sense of unease as has been revealed to MARCA.
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IN-DEPTH
Benzema more prolific than ever with more starts
Over 10 years have passed but Benzema continues to set new records, currently setting the mark as LaLiga's top scorer with 10 goals and another four in the Champions League, taking his current total to 14 goals from 17 games.
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Zidane has transformed Madrid in 5 weeks
After a turbulent start to the season, Zinedine Zidane has managed to transform the results and performances of Real Madrid in a little over a month.
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TRAINING PICS
OFF THE PITCH
Family moment! Jovic with his little son David
MATCHDAY(CET)
We will face Alaves tomorrow, aiming for a huge win!