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Real Madrid are determined to bolster their attack this summer. Los Blancos are also expected to streamline their squad by offloading some of their current players. On that note, let’s take a look at the major Real Madrid transfer stories from 13 August 2021. Real Madrid preparing €120m offer for Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid are preparing a €120m offer for Kylian Mbappe, according to AS via Spanish radio station Cadena Ser....

Zinedine Zidane’s side made it six games without defeat by beating Malaga 2-1 at the weekend and they are eager to beat city rivals Atletico, who are four points ahead, to second place. And, with a Champions League semi-final clash against Bayern Munich to come next week, getting through the game against the Basque outfit without injuries will be a desired outcome. The visitors, meanwhile, are on a disappointing run, with just one win from their last five games in all competitions, so they face a difficult task in the Spanish capital....

Barcelona have now won 10 of their last 17 matches against Real at the Bernabeu. However, if Real manage to get the better of the Blaugrana tomorrow, they could still have an outside chance of winning the LaLiga. Madrid now have 48 points from 24 matches, while Barca have 57 from 25. It is not going to be easy for Real to beat Barca, as the latter hold the psychological edge over them....

Match Date: 19th August, Sunday. Time: 8 pm BST. Venue: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Spain. It has a capacity of about 80,000 seats. It is also a home ground for the Spanish club Real Madrid C.F and Spain national football team. Head to Head Statistics of Real Madrid vs Getafe: Out of 26 encounters so far, Real Madrid has won 19 games, Getafe has won 5 games and rest ended in a draw....

Indeed last season at the same stage Los Blancos returned from Gelsenkirchen with a 2-0 win over Schalke only to lose the second leg 4-3 at the Bernabeu and come extremely close to a humiliating elimination. Zinedine Zidane’s men will therefore be keen to avoid another similar scare on Tuesday night. For the neutral this should be an entertaining clash with both Madrid and Roma enjoying high-scoring domestic wins at the weekend, yet while the Giallorossi were superb from start to finish in beating Fiorentina 4-1, Los Blancos’ 7-1 destruction of Celta Vigo left a few questions for the coach....

According to court documents filed on Thursday, Velazco had sex with a 15-year-old in May. Velazco, 24, has been suspended from all soccer-related activities while the investigation is ongoing “With all allegations of a criminal nature, Real Salt Lake policy is to honor the judicial process while cooperating fully with both local authorities as well as the League investigation,” Real Salt Lake said in a news release, via The Salt Lake Tribune....

Incredibly, it’s true: air travel now offers some of the best coffee in the country. Aloft, the Delta Shuttle and Horizon Airlines now serve Starbucks; and the Seattle-based coffee company has outlets in 16 airports, with more on the way. In fact, throughout the nation a new kind of mass-market food is popping up-and it’s about time. Asians get the world’s best street food; we get limp, gray hamburgers under heat lamps....

Randy Economy, a senior adviser to the recall campaign, said the Democrat’s “own missteps” were a significant reason why “everybody is interested in getting Gavin Newsom out.” State records show that nearly half a million people have signed the petition, although organisers say the real total is about 820,000, with many signatures still being processed by county election officials. The campaign has until mid-March to gather the likely 1.5 million signatures required to get the potential recall on the ballot....

Though Hong Kong has long seen itself as the gateway to China, its filmmakers tended to look everywhere but the mainland, until recently. By the late 1990s the industry’s world ranking had dropped from No. 3 early in the decade, when it turned out 200 films a year, to No. 26. Customers in its core overseas markets of Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore were defecting in droves from Hong Kong films, some famously shot in one week without a script, to higher-budget Hollywood blockbusters or local productions....

Four Indian women, led by amateur Diksha Dagar, qualified for the final stage as the Pre-Qualifiers came to an end on Monday. Dagar, a silver medallist at the 2017 Deaflympics, with a stellar record in amateur golf, finished Tied-third at 13-under, which included an brilliant eight-under 64 in the third round. The next best Indian was Tvesa Malik, who has won four times this season on the domestic Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in India, was Tied-fifth at 10-under....

The Trump campaign has pushed for a recount in Wisconsin and one is underway in Georgia. The president continues to allege that widespread fraud and irregularities affected the election results, but he and his allies have not substantiated these claims. His actions still have some support from Republican voters, although his election lawsuits have stuttered so far. A poll from The Economist/YouGov asked 1,500 registered voters on November 15 to 17: “Some states may do recounts of the vote....

The 18-year-old midfielder, who will celebrate his 19th birthday next month, moved to Santiago Bernabeu amid much fanfare from Stromsgodset in 2015 but that failed to materialise into significant game time in Spain. Real 11/2 to win CL with dabblebet As such, Zinedine Zidane has shifted the young Norway international out to Heerenveen on an 18-month loan deal that will expire in the summer, where he has earned regular game time....

Vidal urges Alexis to join Bayern It is the first time in the club’s illustrious history Los Blancos have achieved the feat of finding the back of the net in all 38 contests during the season. Ronaldo beat Carlos Kameni for his 16th goal in as many matches against the Andalucians, making it the third time he has beaten the Cameroonian shot-stopper. The goal also extends Madrid’s impressive streak of scoring in their last 64 matches across all competitions, the longest streak a team from one of Europe’s top five leagues ever has put together....

After receiving their third straight defeat in the league and finding themselves in ninth place, the decision to give Lopetegui the axe was a simple one to make for the board of directors given the ambition they still have for the season. Initial reports suggested Antonio Conte will be taking over the vacant managerial position, however, reports emerged that some key players didn’t agree to the said decision. They have then tapped the services of former Real Madrid player and Real Madrid Castilla manager Santiago Solari who is to be the interim manager....

The defensive midfielder, regarded as one of the best young prospects in world football, has been persistently linked with a move to Spain. However, that deal might not happen this season. Rennes willing to reject €80 million offers from Real Madrid Florian Maurice, Rennes sporting director, recently confirmed that the club intend to keep the Eduardo Camavinga for next season. The 46-year-old also admitted that Rennes would even reject an €80 million bid from Real Madrid or any other club for Camavinga’s services....

The France international has been persistently linked with the LaLiga leaders and Manchester United despite claiming in the past week that he has grown tired of the speculation. Griezmann himself encouraged further talk of a shock move to Santiago Bernabeu, however, when he admitted that he could not rule out the prospect of joining the club in future. Griezmann not ruling out Real move And Ramos says the Madrid squad would have no problem embracing the arrival of the 26-year-old, who scored the equaliser for Atletico in the 1-1 derby draw on Saturday....

Zidane admittted that it may take Real Madrid to make another record breaking bid to sign Tottenham winger Gareth Bale. Bale has had an impressive season in the Premier League and is reported to be interested in a move to play Champions League football, though Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas insisted that Bale is not for sale and that he does not want to leave the club. ‘The talk about Gareth Bale is not a surprise,’ said Zidane....

The Spaniard is one of the players who is linked to a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu and with Zinedine Zidane’s arrival, his chances of staying in the Spanish capital look bleak. In case you didn’t know… Recent performances by Ceballos for Spain has seen his market value spring up and convince the Madrid board that he is capable of donning the white jersey for more seasons to come....