Welcome to the latest edition of ESPNSC, I'm Dan Thomas.

Sean the studio today by Shaka Hissop and Stevie nickel.

And if that wasn't enough, joining us from Paris is Frank LeBuff and from Madrid.

Alex, Kirkland is with us and we'll start with you Alex because of course the January

transfer window is open. Killing in Bapa is a free agent at the end of this season.

Let's start off with the fact that do Real Madrid actually want him,

given that he's already turned them down twice?

Well, at least twice.

I've lost count of how many times we've. It's's more than two isn't it? It's three or four it's been every summer for the last I think it's the last three years

Look I think Madrid is still of course they're still interesting. We're one or two stories before Christmas about Wermatrix backing out of the race from BPA.

I was never too sure about that to be honest.

I think a player of that caliber, if they're available and BPA right now at least,

six months left in his contracts he is available yes

Madrid are lacking a striker yes the Madrid number nine shirts is literally vacant right now so

yes they're interested, whether that interest

translates into Umbapay being unveiled at the Bernard Bay or this summer is a different

question I guess. Frank we've seen you over the years quite anti-Rear Madrid, even when they were winning the

Champions League, you didn't think they deserved it, and then you've said for a long time

now, killing it, Bape shouldn't go to Spain.

However, a couple of days ago you backtrack and you've changed

your mind, yes?

Yes, I did and I never said what you just said but I said that Real Madrid has been very lucky to win the

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