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22:00 – Luka Modric deserves the Ballon d’Or, says Solari
Luka Modric
The Croatian broke the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony after he bagged the prestigious award on Monday.
Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari is of the opinion that the midfielder is worthy of the award. For context, there is serious debate in the footballing world whether Modric actually deserved to be the winner and Solari dropped his two cents.
Click here to read what Solari said.
19:00 – Exequiel Palacios negotiations set to begin
Real are ready to boost their midfield ranks and they could do so by signing a player set to take to the Bernabeu pitch on Sunday.
Find out what the player’s agent had to say here.
14:00 – Past Madrid Ballon d’Or winners
Luka Modric is the latest Real Madrid player to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or award.
10:20 – Sarri wants Hazard to end transfer speculation
Maurizio Sarri says Eden Hazard is in the position to end the uncertainty over his Chelsea future at any moment by agreeing an offer to extend his contract.
The Belgium playmaker’s current deal runs until June 2020 and the 27-year-old has admitted his quandary over whether to re-sign with the Blues or seek a “dream” move to Real Madrid.