Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has claimed that his club beat Liverpool to the signing of Aurelien Tchouameni.
The Reds did hold an interest in the France international while he was at Monaco. However, they were aware that Tchouameni was always more likely to move to Madrid.
And last weekend the La Liga champions did confirm the arrival of Tchouameni in a deal thought to be worth up to £85million. Days later and Liverpool announced a huge transfer of their own with Darwin Nunez joining from Benfica in a deal worth £64.1m potentially rising to £85.5m with add-ons.
