Real Madrid Florentino Perez has said the club only hopes to sign Eden Hazard, but has no interest in signing Kylian Mbappe, Neymar or Antoine Griezmann this summer.
“I have not spoken about Mbappe or Neymar with (Real Madrid coach Zinedine)Zidane or anyone else out of respect for the players that are in other clubs,” Perez told Spanish radio station Onda Cero radio.
“We haven’t spoken to him (Mbappe) and we will not do so. Last year, as requested by PSG president (Nasser Al-Khelaifi) and due to the volume of rumours circulating on a daily basis in the newspapers here and there regarding Mbappe and Neymar, we announced that we were not interested in any of them. Moreover, if one day we want them, the first thing we will do is speak (between the clubs).”
When asked about signing Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann, Perez said “Never,” adding that “He has never been offered to us. We’ve never spoken about signing him. I’ve been asked in recent times whether those rumours were true but it’s not.”
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He restated Real’s commitment to bring Chelsea playmaker Hazard to Santiago Bernabeu this summer.
“We have wanted to sign Hazard for some years but up to now, we have not been able to do so,” Perez said.
“I have hope to have him come this summer. I have a lot of interest in him coming to Real Madrid. We wanted him last year but this time it will be easier as he has one year left on his contract. He is one of the greats that remain in world football.”
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