This summer, Yassine Bounou was a coveted goalkeeper. The Moroccan international is probably one of the best goalkeepers in the world today and his profile was very popular with Bayern Munich, PSG and also… Real Madrid. The Madrid club, after Courtois’ injury, had made it their priority but eventually chose Kepa from Chelsea on loan. For his part, Bounou therefore went to Saudi Arabia to Al-Hilal.
In an interview with Andalusian radio El Pelotazothe 32-year-old doorman has confirmed that his transfer to Real Madrid was overturned due to the AFCON. “At Real Madrid I was the first option, but the African Cup complicated a lot of things. The deal therefore fell through. Last December, there were offers but I didn’t feel like it was the right time. Neither I nor Youssef (En-Nesyri, editor’s note), who also had the opportunity to do so, felt like we could leave.”, he confided. The CAN has still made victims on the transfer window…
