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Alessandro Bastoni is the defender Jose Mourinho has chosen.

The player has already given his “yes” to a move to Real Madrid. Mourinho sees him as a great mentor for Dean Huijsen and another young-profile center-back who could arrive this summer.

▪️Alessandro Bastoni move to Barcelona is 99% RULED OUT as an option due to financial reasons.

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🚨 OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

Real Madrid C.F. announces that, following the events that led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings yesterday against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, both appeared today before the investigating officer.

During their appearance, the players expressed their sincere regret for what happened and apologized to each other.

They also conveyed their apologies to the club, their teammates, the coaching staff, and the fans, and both offered their full cooperation to Real Madrid, ready to accept whatever sanction the club deems appropriate.

In light of these circumstances, Real Madrid has decided to impose a fine of five hundred thousand euros on each player, thus concluding the corresponding internal procedures.

🚨 JUST IN: José Mourinho has told Real Madrid that if they want him to come back, they'll have to give him FULL POWER to do WHATEVER he wants in the team.

He wants to be able to bench whoever he wants and play whoever he wants, without any interference from top management telling him "You can't bench him, he's untouchable"