The Croatian schemer started last night’s Copa del Rey draw with CF Fuenlabrada and played 81 minutes – his first start since seriously injuring his kneecap in September.Real Madrid CEO Jose Angel Sanchez has revealed the club received many offers for the 23-year-old Kovacic last summer, but turned them all away.Kovacic is not for sale, we will never sell him” Sanchez told Sportske Novosti.If there are any offers for him in January, we will reject them. Last summer there were a lot of offers and questions about him.
Ronaldo has had his own struggles this season, scoring just twice in nine La Liga matches although he has been more like his old self in Europe with eight in five games.The Portugal star was very critical of the club’s decision to let experienced back up stars Pepe, Alvaro Morata and James Rodriguez leave in the summer and according to reports in Spain he has issued Real president Florentino Perez with the list of names he wants the club to sign.