How Makelele made Tchouameni join Real Madrid over Chelsea

Former France international Claude Makelele in a statement has shared how he made Aurelian Tchouameni join the Spanish club Real Madrid instead of Chelsea.

Recall that Tchouameni moved to Real Madrid in £85million deal from French club AS Monaco last summer.

Before he joined the Spanish champions, the 22-year-old’s development at Monaco also caught the attention of Chelsea and other top European clubs, who were equally interested in signing him.

At some points, there were speculations that the France midfielder was on his way to the West London side.

However, after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea following the war that broke out in Ukraine, the reports of Tchouameni’s move to Stamford Bridge stalled

Makelele, who spent five years at Stamford Bridge after a three-year stint at Real Madrid, revealed he helped the Spaniards sign the midfielder.