{"id":613659,"date":"2022-06-14T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613659"},"modified":"2022-06-14T12:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:58:10","slug":"aurelien-tchouameni-comments-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/14\/aurelien-tchouameni-comments-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurelien Tchouameni Comments Show Desire for Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent comments made by new Real Madrid signing Aurelien Tchouameni show that the move was never in doubt. Paris Saint-Germain star <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/21\/kylian-mbappe-staying-paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_self\">Kylian Mbappe<\/a> had spoken to Tchouameni to get the young French midfield star to consider a move to Paris, but <em>Los Blancos\u00a0<\/em>were always in Tchouameni&#8217;s sights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tchouameni: &#8220;Mbappe decided to stay in Paris, knowing that I would surely leave Monaco. He wanted to know if I could go to PSG, but I told him that my first option was Real Madrid and he understood perfectly. I reach the best team in the world and I&#8217;m not afraid of competition.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPqtI0oRc1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/kPqtI0oRc1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M\u2022A\u2022J (@Ultra_Suristic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ultra_Suristic\/status\/1536674604135108609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Aurelien Tchouameni Comments Indicate Real Madrid Was Always Preferred<\/h2>\n<h3>Sights Set on the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI had the chance to choose other clubs, yes &#8211; but as soon as I knew Real Madrid wanted me, I never doubted,&#8221; Tchouameni said in quotes reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1536668565872463872\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. \u201cI&#8217;m really happy to be here, to start a new chapter with the best club in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>PSG superstar Mbappe was hot on the trails for Tchouameni to join him, but of course that never happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKylian Mbapp\u00e9 spoke to me, and asked me if I could come to Paris\u2026 but I told him I want to join Real Madrid, my choice was always Madrid &#8211; he understood my decision, he\u2019s happy for me,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1536669229734416385\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tchouameni added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Tchouameni also stated that another French midfield star, Eduardo Camavinga, asked Tchouameni to join him at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u instead. Of course, Tchouameni opted for that.<\/p>\n<p>Read MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/12\/aurelien-tchouameni-signs-with-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_self\">Aurelien Tchouameni Joins Real Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid&#8217;s midfield is now set for the foreseeable future. Stars like Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, and Casemiro still remain. They&#8217;re going down as legends for the club. For both the present and future, however, Tchouameni joins the likes of Camavinga, and Federico Valverde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent comments made by new Real Madrid signing Aurelien Tchouameni show that the move was never in doubt. Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe had spoken to Tchouameni to get the young French midfield star to consider a move to Paris, but Los Blancos\u00a0were always in Tchouameni&#8217;s sights. 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