Madrid
Real Madrid are short of a striker,
coach Jose Mourinho said on
Tuesday as his team embarked on a
pre-season tour in Los Angeles.
Mourinho also insisted that the
Spanish giants’ new director of
football Zinedine Zidane “has a lot to
offer, but still has a lot to learn”.
“Speaking for myself and
everybody else, we’re missing
someone, a striker,” the Portuguese
told Real’s television station.
“But when you get to mid July with
90 per cent of the squad in place, it’s
just great, that allows you to work
differently.”
Mourinho was speaking shortly after
Madrid’s arrival in Los Angeles at the
start of their US tour.
Real Madrid, who finished last
season’s La Liga behind arch-rivals
Barcelona, have so far recruited
Turkish midfielders Nuri Sahin
(Dortmund) and Hamit Altintop
(Bayern Munich), Spanish striker
Jose Maria Callejon (Espanyol) and
French defender Raphael Varane
(Lens).
“We’re happy we’re building
something to last for a long time,”
said Mourinho. “It’s a team that still
has 10 years ahead of it.”
Intelligence, calm nature
On the iconic former France captain
Zidane, Mourinho said: “I like that he
is working with us and that he
personally decided to change his life
and be part of this project.
“He believes in this and thinks he
can help. He has a lot to offer, but
he also has much to learn.
“It is one thing to be the best player
in the world for many years and
another to be director of football of
the first team at a club as important
as Real Madrid.
“His intelligence, calm nature and the
fact that he is completely open to
communication make him a
welcome addition to this group, in
which everyone is excited to work
together.”
Zidane, who arrived in LA with
Mourinho and the squad, replaces
Jorge Valdano as director of football.
He previously worked as adviser to
the president, Florentino Perez, a
role he had occupied since
November 2010..
Real Madrid are short of a striker,
coach Jose Mourinho said on
Tuesday as his team embarked on a
pre-season tour in Los Angeles.
Mourinho also insisted that the
Spanish giants’ new director of
football Zinedine Zidane “has a lot to
offer, but still has a lot to learn”.
“Speaking for myself and
everybody else, we’re missing
someone, a striker,” the Portuguese
told Real’s television station.
“But when you get to mid July with
90 per cent of the squad in place, it’s
just great, that allows you to work
differently.”
Mourinho was speaking shortly after
Madrid’s arrival in Los Angeles at the
start of their US tour.
Real Madrid, who finished last
season’s La Liga behind arch-rivals
Barcelona, have so far recruited
Turkish midfielders Nuri Sahin
(Dortmund) and Hamit Altintop
(Bayern Munich), Spanish striker
Jose Maria Callejon (Espanyol) and
French defender Raphael Varane
(Lens).
“We’re happy we’re building
something to last for a long time,”
said Mourinho. “It’s a team that still
has 10 years ahead of it.”
Intelligence, calm nature
On the iconic former France captain
Zidane, Mourinho said: “I like that he
is working with us and that he
personally decided to change his life
and be part of this project.
“He believes in this and thinks he
can help. He has a lot to offer, but
he also has much to learn.
“It is one thing to be the best player
in the world for many years and
another to be director of football of
the first team at a club as important
as Real Madrid.
“His intelligence, calm nature and the
fact that he is completely open to
communication make him a
welcome addition to this group, in
which everyone is excited to work
together.”
Zidane, who arrived in LA with
Mourinho and the squad, replaces
Jorge Valdano as director of football.
He previously worked as adviser to
the president, Florentino Perez, a
role he had occupied since
November 2010..
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