Losing Karim Benzema, who left for Saudi Arabia, Real Madrid let go of their main attacking asset. And when you can’t attack, it’s better to know how to defend. Except that lightning never strikes the same place twice and this Thursday, the victim was none other than Thibaut Courtois, who suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in his left knee. a slap for Meringues, now orphaned by their goalkeeper just hours before the start of the season. From then on, a race against time began to find the Belgian’s lucky replacement, with Yacine Bounnou clearly in the lead.
Lunin’s fate?
Real Madrid already have a goalkeeper of international stature. At his 92m height and 24 years old, Andrey Lunin is really checking out in his sixth season at the club, fourth in a row, having loaned out to Leganes, Valladolid and Oviedo during his first years. The Ukrainian (9 selections) has also settled into the Madrid rotation under the command of official mentor Carlo Ancelotti. , I have complete faith in Andrey. He lacks everything a young player needs: experience. and experience, we earn it by playing ,At a press conference this Friday, Koch philosophized.
For those preparing to compensate for Courtois’ absence, at least during the first two days of La Liga, there is experience to be gained, but above all, stability. a dressing role that Lunin played twelve times during the previous rehearsals for the same reasons. Results: outstanding performances, such as against FC Barcelona (3-1) at the Santiago Bernabéu, but also air holes against Osasuna (1-1) or Girona (4-2). Mixed Profits and Magma Meringue Rarely coming together so the former Dnipro player finds it difficult to stay between the posts, unless his performances in Bilbao this Saturday and again against Almeria next weekend suddenly shuffle the cards .
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While waiting for Andrey Lunin’s hour of glory, Real Madrid have nevertheless kicked off their luxury clown operation. Unlike Bayern Munich, which went in search of the outstanding Yann Sommer in the middle of winter to fill the hole left by Manuel Neuer’s broken leg, the White House has a fixed term and few options. Chief among these is Yacine Bounou, who is particularly admired by goalkeeper coach Luis Llopis. At the end of a season full of contrasts, the signing will be a small measure of revenge for the 32-year-old Moroccan. Because despite his historic World Cup with the Atlas Lions, Casablancas has faced the likes of his coach, José Luis Mendilibar, in Seville since March. favoring Marko Dimitrovic, whom he knew at Eibar, thus removing Mandilibar Prohibit: On the bench in La Liga, he only had the joys of a winning course in the Europa League (six of seventeen games played with Mandilibar and only one in the league, against Real Madrid). Behind the scenes, the second half of the season also proved difficult for the goalkeeper. In Munich, announced precisely to replace Neuer, he actually saw the opportunity fly by through the fault of the financial requirements of the Sevillian management.
This soap opera also has the same essential idiosyncrasies that tie it to Real Madrid. While Florentino Perez and company are eyeing a one-season loan, without an option to buy but with salary cover, Sevilla are camping on a dry transfer. It must be said that Yacine Bounou, under contract until 2025, constitutes a significant market value, “ In-spite of this His age for a club heavily in debt. The people of Madrid reserve the right of withdrawal with respect to the other options offered to them. The second hot track thus follows Keylor Navas, a local southerner whose adventure in Paris Saint-Germain is (already) coming to an end and whom romantics refer to as their first great love. Finally, if an attachment of five names is also under study, such as David de Gea, who has just arrived from Manchester United, Unai Simeone, holder in the Spanish selection, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Giorgi Mamardashvili, who are from Chelsea and Valencia respectively. Or Hugo Lloris, free since leaving Tottenham, remains only an alternative position. Evidence that Thibaut Courtois’ large compass is a rare commodity.
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