Aurelien Tchouameni reveals that Jude Bellingham's conversation was not about Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland
Real Madrid the midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni revealed that his discussion with Jude Bellingham Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Kylian Mbappe have been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu.
Both have been heavily linked with Real Madrid in recent times, and after the conversation was published, with names left out, it took little time to go viral. Tchouameni revealed that it was Bayern Munich central defenders Dayot Upamecano and Eric Dier.
“We have to clarify things because as soon as I arrived in the national team, that was the first question they asked me. You have to know that we were with Real Madrid and I think the boys came to show some clothes. What you have need to know, and this is a first, we didn't talk about Kylian and we didn't talk about Erling,” he remarked during his press conference with France, as reported by Brand.
Aurelien Tchouameni revealed that he and Jude Bellingham did not discuss Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe but … Eric Dier and Dayot Upamecano.pic.twitter.com/HBZOUqEZby
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“We talked about Dayot (Upamecano) and Dier. Why? Because we saw Bayern-Lazio. Jude talked about Dier and me, about Dayot. So today we have to make things clear. I know it will sell less, but that's what it happened,” he said.
Dier started in place of Upamecano against Lazio in the second leg of their Champions League clash, with Bayern winning 3-0. Upamecano was suspended from the first leg, after conceding a penalty in a 1-0 loss.
Bellingham and Tchouameni will know their countrymen from international duty, having never shared a dressing room with them at club level. There is a possibility that they can meet the two in April if Real Madrid and Bayern find a way to get past Manchester City and Arsenal respectively.
