For the player, this is grand news. For the Premier League, not so good news. Reports from France claim Adrien Rabiot is close to signing a pre-agreement with Real Madrid.
If reports are spot on, it could mean the end of the ugliest transfer sagas that’s progressed for the past two transfer windows. Since not accepting new terms with the Parisian club PSG before the January window, the player has been hit with a series of bad events leading up to the fresh account on his future that’s likely to be at Real Madrid.
How it went from bad to worse
The French midfielder was on the verge of signing a pre-contract with other Spanish giants and Real Madrid rivals, Barcelona. However, a deal fell through after his then agent, who is also his mother, couldn’t close a deal. The claims of hers before her own son relieved her of her duties, was that Rabiot’s being held hostage by his parenting club.
After the window shut down, Barcelona pulled out of the race, leaving English clubs Liverpool and Spurs to fight for the central man. It was suggested the player rejected Spurs and was willing to move to Anfield, speaking about his admiration of Reds’ manager Jurgen Klopp. The links and rumours progressed into nothing.
In March the situation got harder for the once PSG star. He was filmed out at a night club directly after their defeat to Man United in the Champions League Round of 16 and immediately it was known he will undoubtedly move on.
The player’s controversy went on, liking posts of ex-United players celebrating the Manchester side’s turnaround in their UCL knockout. What more could you do to force a transfer?
Breaking | @ggaretier reporting that PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot is close to a provisional agreement with Real Madrid.
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) April 3, 2019
Real Madrid move the latest
Real Madrid and their man at the Helm Zinedine Zidane, is in the market for a new look Real Madrid team to fight on all fronts next season. A major overhaul is taking place at the Santiago Bernabeu and Adrien is the perfect player to include in this new chapter.
He will also be coming on a free, which gives the Frenchman (Zidane) all the more reason to make the move. This will keep their transfer hopes alive of making high-profile signings with freed up funds. What helps, PSG look as if they have already signed a replacement in Ander Herrera from Manchester United, who’s agreed to join on a free transfer (via Sky Sports). Good business for Zidane and the Los Blancos side.
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