It is thought he will start at centre-back, his preferred role – though he can also play at right-back. The teenage French striker is the hottest prospect in world football and has been linked with a mega-money move this summer. RIYAD MAHREZ has reportedly made it his ‘objective to join Barcelona this summer. My son Barthelemy, our sporting director, has already had several meetings with him. he took team-mates out for dinner, the Italy defender is determined to leave Juve?and is likely to set back Premier League suitors more than the £50million Blues paid to bring back David Luiz from PSG. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates opening up his new gymThe Sun. Real Madrid are ten points ahead of Griezmanns side at the top and even second-placed Barca have an eight-point gap. s, results and live match commentaryThe Daily Mail report that although Belgium team-mates Hazard and Courtois are happy at Stamford Bridge, they WOULD make the move to the Bernabeu if the opportunity arose. ur pageTransfers between Real and Barcelona are rare but Luis Figo and Luis Enrique have done so in the past. Silva and Sanches both came through the ranks at Benfica before their big-money moves away.