Thursday, 18th December, 2014
Former Real Madrid defender Christoph Metzelder has advised Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Marco Reus to choose the European champions over Barcelona if he decides to leave his current employers.
“If Reus had to choose between Real Madrid or Barcelona, I think Real would be the easier choice”, he told AS.
Explaining his advice to the Borussia Dortmund youth product, the ex-defender further added: “Real Madrid is a more global club than Barcelona. Barcelona means Catalonia. They’re more regional and insular and prefer to focus on their own youth products.”
Reus’ release clause is estimated between an enticing €25m and €35m, which has led several European suitors to pursue his signature.
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Acknowledging the difficulty in getting into Real Madrid’s starting team Metzelder said: “The truth is that there is not much room in Madrid’s attack, they have many options. But if there is a club that can accommodate a player like Reus, it is Madrid”
Dortmund are struggling in the Bundesliga this season and face Werder Bremen in the league this weekend, where a failure to win would see them in the relegation zone during the winter break.
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