Emerson ready for Real Madrid Wednesday 31 May, 2006
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Emerson admits he is happy with the rumours of a Real Madrid offer, as the midfielder is increasingly likely to leave Juventus.
“It pleases me to hear that Real Madrid are interested, but it’s not something we can finalise now,” he said from the Brazilian World Cup training camp.
“Before we can do anything about it, we have to wait and see what happens to my team.”
This is not the first time that Emerson has been linked with the Spaniards, as he rejected a move to the Bernabeu when he was still at Roma so that he could join Juve.
However, 'Puma’ has been increasingly likely to leave Turin with the Calciopoli scandal threatening to demote the team to Serie B.
“When I was on the field with Juventus, I saw nothing anomalous. This whole affair is very sad for us players, because people are fuelling doubts and suspicions on everything we’ve done, from the training ground to the pitch. We did our jobs and earned the Scudetto.”
Real Madrid are eager to take advantage of a potential clear-out at Juve if they are relegated, as they have been linked with Gianluca Zambrotta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Trezeguet, Patrick Vieira and Coach Fabio Capello.
Emerson will have even more pressure on his shoulders for the World Cup, as Brazil have lost Barcelona midfielder Edmilson with a meniscus ligament injury. San Paolo man Mineiro has been drafted in as a late replacement.