Mourinho: Arsenal target Sahin is free to leave Real Madrid
The former Chelsea boss says the Turkey international can quit the
Spanish champions with the Gunners closing in on a deal for the
23-year-old
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has said he will not stand in the way of Nuri Sahin if the Arsenal target decides to leave the club this summer.
The 23-year-old Turkey international has
failed to nail down a place in the starting XI under Mourinho since his
move from Borussia Dortmund and his manager acknowledged the midfielder
was frustrated with a lack of playing time.
“The point is, he’s a
young boy, he wants to play every match. He wants to be happy to play,
he wants to play to be happy,” Mourinho told reporters after Madrid's
5-1 pre-season win over LA Galaxy.
“And in Real Madrid with Xabi
Alonso, with [Sami] Khedira, with Lassana [Diarra], [Esteban] Granero,
[Mesut] Ozil, the situation is not easy.”
Mourinho also explained
that the decision of whether Sahin stays or goes lies with the player,
and that he would help him do whatever he feels is best for his career.
“Real
Madrid is very difficult. It is not an easy club, because we demand a
lot. We have great players, and when you don’t start well, it is
difficult to do it,” he added.
“If he stays, he’s not a problem for me, he’s one more solution.
"We
leave [the situation] in his hands. Be happy. Decide what you want to
decide, to be happy. If you decide to leave we are going to help you to
leave. If you decide to stay, we are going to support you and try to
succeed this season.”
Source : Goal.com