Hello one and all, Dan Gillott with you throughout the day for every nugget of Real Madrid news.
The European Super Cup is approaching and the continent-wide transfer deadline is just three weeks away – expect the Bernabeu to get noisier.
1:50am – Mateo Kovacic suggests Real Madrid career is over
Mateo Kovacic has suggested his Real Madrid career is over despite his move to Chelsea being only a season-long loan deal with no option for the Premier League club to make the transfer permanent.
In a tweet, the Croatian midfielder said he had “decided to move on” and that his path was “now separate” from the La Liga side, going onto bid farewell to the fans.
Read the full story here.
5:19pm – Theo Hernandez joins Real Sociedad on loan for the season
Theo Hernandez.
Real Sociedad have announced the signing of defender Theo Hernandez on a season-long loan from Real Madrid.
Following the arrival of new head coach Julen Lopetegui, the Frenchman, 20, has been given the opportunity of more regular first-team football at the Anoeta Stadium.
Read the full story here.
3:00pm – Real big transfer brewing
All Real Madrid wanted was a quiet summer, besides the arrival of Thibaut Courtois. It doesn’t look like they’re going to get it.
With Mateo Kovacic gone to Chelsea and Luka Modric pining for a move to Inter Milan, the midfield is becoming a problem. Read who is rumoured to be close to a move to the Bernabeu – and a return to Spain.
12:30pm – ‘Committed’ Max Allegri rejected Real Madrid
It all could have been so different if not for Max Allegri’s sense of honour. Instead of Julen Lopetegui replacing Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, Allegri would have been the man.
Here, he explains why he couldn’t leave Turin.
11:00am – Desperate Man United lodged interest in Raphael Varane
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by this as Manchester United were on the hunt for every defender with a pulse. But according to various sources in the UK, chief executive Ed Woodward actually inquired whether World Cup winner Raphael Varane was for sale.
He didn’t get very far – read the full story here.