SAMI KHEDIRA

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English club Manchester United are monitoring the situation surrounding Real Madrid defensive midfielder Sami Khedira. The German international Sami Khedira moved to Real Madrid in the summer after he was convinced by manager José Mourinho that he would have an integral part within the squad. Sami Khedira was clearly one of the best players at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, Real Madrid managed to sign him for an extremely low transfer fee. Upon his arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu, however, Sami Khedira has found that the situation is totally different at Real Madrid.

Due to the presence of numerous players capable of playing in his position, Sami Khedira has not always been the first choice for José Mourinho. Hence, it has been rumoured that he would be willing to consider offers from other clubs in order to play regularly. Manchester United were seen as one of the destinations prior to the move to Real Madrid. Manchester United were keen on replacing Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes, and it seemed that Sami Khedira was the perfect fit because he had the abilities of both players infused into one package. However, it seems that the time has finally come for the German international to move to Manchester United, as the English club are currently monitoring the situation surrounding him.

Benfica pair Javi Garcia and Nicolas Gaitan are also on the watch list for Manchester United. It will be interesting to see if the English club will be coming with a concrete bid in the summer for the German international. Like many other transfers, it is very likely that Manchester United will also have a backup in case Sami Khedira does not desire to move to England. The German international may want to spend more time at Real Madrid given the fact that José Mourinho is expected to leave in the summer.

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Real Madrid not only continued their dominance in the domestic league, but also in the domestic cup as well after entering into the quarter-finals following their 1-0 win over Malaga. Still, not everything was rosy for José Mourinho and Real Madrid, as influential midfielder Sami Khedira suffered an injury and had to be stretchered off.

Real Madrid will be facing Barcelona in the next round, which is something worth watching given that the two clubs have been the best in the league by far. Real Madrid were coming into the match with the lead to protect, which was achieved from the 3-2 win in the first leg.

Karim Benzema, who is looking like every bit of the player Real Madrid paid £ 35 million for two years ago, once again scored the goal that helped the Spanish club record a 1-0 win over Malaga. Real Madrid have been focusing on winning every competition this season and the 1-0 win looks like the perfect recipe for doing so. It will certainly in still a lot of fear within the other clubs in Spain given that they have only watched Real Madrid score a number of goals this season. However, they managed to show to the other clubs that they still have the capability to scrap for 1-0 win.

The gloss from the victory, however, was taken away from the side after the injury to Sami Khedira. Real Madrid need every player available in order to fight on all fronts, and the injury to Sami Khedira is something that José Mourinho would not have wanted at this stage of the season. However, José Mourinho confirmed after the match that the injury was not as serious as expected initially, while also confirming the fact that he expects Khedira to be back soon.

Chelsea FC seem to be getting aggressive when it comes to buying players. They are also extremely keen on taking advantage of the bargain deals at the moment. First, they signed Romeu from Barcelona for a relatively cheap £ 4 million in the summer. Now, it seems that Sami Khedira is one of the transfer targets for Andre Villas-Boas.

The German joined Real Madrid only in the summer, but has grown disillusioned with life at the Santiago Bernabeu due to the lack of chances. It is thought that he would be willing to discuss a potential move to other clubs in January, with Chelsea and Manchester United being amongst the favourite destinations.

It remains to be seen if Real Madrid will be willing to discuss a potential move in January given that they already have the likes of Lassana Diarra and Nuri Sahin who can play in the position. Further, the fact that full-back Fabio Coentrao also impressed in the same position means that Sami Khedira is unlikely to get the same kind of chances he once dreamt when signing for Real Madrid. Other clubs will have been showing a lot of interest in the German international are AC Milan and Manchester City. In addition to being in linked with Sami Khedira, Chelsea are also interested in signing Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho.

They could also consider going back for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric. “There is always competition for places at a club like Real Madrid, regardless of the position you play in. The only thing you can do is show what you’re worth on the pitch and that’s what I’ve been doing so far. There are four or five excellent players available for the position of holding midfielder here,” Khedira told when asked about his future at Real Madrid.

Sami Khedira has spoken highly of current Real Madrid manager José Mourinho by saying that he is the best manager in world. Portuguese José Mourinho is in his second season at the Santiago Bernabeu and there have already been plenty of doubters. However, Sami Khedira, signed for Real Madrid a few seasons ago, believes that the Portuguese is the best man that Real Madrid can have at the moment.

Sami Khedira began life at the Estadio Bernabeu as a backup for the already present defensive midfielders at Real Madrid, but has now grown to be one of the most important players for the team – so much so that he has been part of all seven League games so far this season. He has been in stellar from this season and it was one of the reasons for Real Madrid to keep a lot of clean sheets this season. Still, Sami Khedira is refusing to get carried away, as he believes that Barcelona are still capable of catching Real Madrid.

Real Madrid currently lead the La Liga table, which is something that has not happened for a long time in the last few years, and Sami Khedira believes that they can reclaim the title from Barcelona this season. It was something that was very much expected of them when José Mourinho arrived with a lot of fanfare last season.

He also said that current Borussia Dortmund star Mario Gotze should consider staying in Germany for a while before moving to Spain or England. “I would like say to Gotze ‘come to Madrid’, but in reality I don’t think it’s for me to say.” Regarding Mourinho, he said “Mourinho is the pretty much the perfect coach, not just as a professional, but also as a person. He is always doing his best to help you, especially when you are not playing at your very best.”

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