“Scandal among the Merengues”
In Spain, La Liga resumes this weekend, but it will not be easy for Real Madrid who have been hit by a sex scandal involving young people at their training center. As reported A.S. This morning : “Four young Real Madrid players are under investigation.» According to information released last night, several players filmed an underage girl without her knowledge and then sent it to themselves on social networks. The names have not been leaked, but they are believed to be two players from the reserve team and one from the C team. The police investigation began after a complaint was filed on September 6 last in Mogan, in the Canary Islands, by the mother of a minor who also said that one of the attackers would have filmed her daughter. This also makes the front page of Marca who relays the information. As Mundo Deportivo which speaks of “scandal among the Merengues» ! For his part, Real Madid broke his silence regarding this dark affair and declared via a press release: “Real Madrid announces that it has learned that a Castilla player and three Real Madrid C players have made a statement to the police regarding a complaint for the alleged distribution of a private video on WhatsApp. When the club has detailed knowledge of the facts, it will adopt appropriate measures», Confided the club. To be continued…
“Martial is upset» at Manchester United
Manchester United has had to deal with sensitive issues lately and it’s not over because as reported The Sun : “Anthony Martial is upset» ! The uneasiness is growing between the French international and his coach… This Thursday, Martial showed up at his club’s training center shortly before 9 a.m. for training, except that it had been moved to 12:30 p.m. but Martial would not have been warned, reports the tabloid. Martial would therefore have stayed at Carrington for around 5 minutes, which particularly annoyed the attacker, adds the tabloid. More generally, this symbolizes his management since the start of the season, notes the newspaper which believes that the relationship between Ten Hag and Martial is no longer so fluid. The Frenchman would have difficulty coping with the arrival and future competition of Rasmus Højlund, recruited for €80 million this summer from Atalanta.
Barça already has a target for 2024
FC Barcelona is already positioning itself for the next summer transfer window! This year’s has only just ended but the Catalan club already has some ideas in mind. According to the newspaper SportThere is “the Nico Williams option», the Athletic Bilbao player. “Barça considers the Basque winger as a great transfer window opportunity when he is free in 2024. The Blaugrana club is aware that Athletic has been working for some time to renew the player.» Xavi really likes the profile of the 21-year-old player. He would provide different solutions for what Xavi wants to implement on the offensive level… And above all, it would be a big blow if Barça manages to recruit him without paying the slightest transfer fee. To be continued!
