Victor Orta, the sports director for Sevilla, has said that the club did not receive any bid from Real Madrid for former goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. In point of fact, the Saudi team Al Hilal’s bid was the only one they had on the table at the time.
After Thibaut Courtois suffered an injury that might finish his season, Real Madrid found themselves smack dab in the middle of everything.
Because Andriy Lunin was the only choice that made sense at the time, the group from the capital city was compelled to investigate the possibilities presented by the market.
The club had its eyes on players like as David de Gea and Bono, but in the end, they decided to go with Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea. This team is the record European champion.
After coming close to reaching an agreement with Bayern Munich earlier in the summer, the Spaniard made the decision to sign a loan deal with Real Madrid for the next season.
Bono was not the subject of any bid made by Madrid.
Orta has said that contrary to what was first reported in the media, Real Madrid did not make any significant progress in signing Bounou.
Instead, it was Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia who came forward and made a concrete offer to obtain his services. Al Hilal’s proposition was accepted.
Real Madrid did not make us any offer for Bono, and we did not accept it. According to a comment from Orta given to AS, “the only official offer came from Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia.”
Madrid’s first preference was for Bono.
Even if there may not have been an offer made, Real Madrid had a strong interest in Bono. They were keeping a close eye on him.
It was confirmed by the goalie himself that he was Los Blancos’ initial option to replace Courtois. However, there were doubts about his availability in early 2024 owing to the Africa Cup of Nations, so they approached Kepa instead.
“From what I gather, that’s the case. After that, the board examined the issue, realized that I might travel to the Africa Cup and miss a lot of games in an important month for Real Madrid, and they decided that it wasn’t feasible,” the Moroccan international, who is 32 years old, added.
After some time, the goalkeeper made the transfer to the Middle East for a reported sum of about 21 million euros.
The loaning of Arrizabalaga to Real Madrid ensures that they will have a reliable goalkeeper for the remainder of the current campaign at the very least. The Spaniard is a dependable goalkeeper, and the fact that he has played in La Liga in the past is just an additional benefit.
