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99.9% of Madridistas see Mbappé as the big strategic signing for the next decade. And of that 99.9%, the vast majority would also prefer Vinicius to remain at Madrid.

If it was my decision I'd ensure that Gareth Bale never wears the Real Madrid shirt ever again.

Things with Gareth Bale really have gone too far. The guy lives in a parallel universe. He doesn't care about Real Madrid, he doesn't care about Brexit...

At 33 years of age, the Real Madrid captian has been chosen in the world's best team ten times, and still has some gas left in the tank...

Having lost heavily to a side missing its first-choice front three, Madrid must reflect on where they're going wrong - and must do so urgently.

Tomás Roncero discusses Zinedine Zidane's reluctance to embrace youth at Real Madrid, and is particularly unhappy at his cautious approach to blooding Takefusa Kubo.

Zinedine Zidane doesn't seem that impressed by Vinicius, but he should not ignore the fans on this one. Last term, he was among the very few things that got them off their seats.