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Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid do not need new players in January transfer window

The Frenchman is happy with his squad.

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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday he's happy with his squad and doesn't need any new players to arrive during the January transfer window.

Los Blancos prepare to travel to northern Spain to visit Celta Vigo on Sunday as they seek to bounce back from a disappointing first half to the season that has left them lingering in fourth place.

"I don't want any player to go from the squad. Later as you know and as we all know, someone can come until the 31st. This is the market but at this stage what I say is that I don't want anyone. Why do I say this? Because I'm happy with my squad. Even now that we have a bit of difficulty, and because I remember that last year I did not get these kind of questions," Zidane said during press conference.

Real, who are 14 points adrift of leaders Barcelona with a game in hand, will be without defender Sergio Ramos due to a calf problem, suspended right back Dani Carvajal plus injured striker Karim Benzema for Sunday's testing trip to Celta Vigo.

"We know we lose a lot because he (Sergio Ramos) is our leader our captain and we always want Sergio with us and with the team. At the same time, these are things that happen. What happened the other day is that on Thursday he continued feeling bad and we decided to do a resonance and the result is that he has something and like always we don`t want to take risks," Zidane spoke about missing Ramos.

"It is a very good team (Celta Vigo) in La Liga, they are doing a good job, they work well. They are good players and I think what they are doing is very good and we understand the difficulty of tomorrow's game well. Having said that, like always I`m more interested in what we are going to do tomorrow," the Frenchman added.

Ramos will also miss the league game at home to Villarreal on Jan. 13 and the King`s Cup last 16 return leg at the Bernabeu three days earlier against Numancia, who they beat 3-0 in the first game, plus a possible quarter-final first leg.

Welsh international Gareth Bale, who has been plagued by injuries, could make his first start Liga start for over three months against Celta after playing 61 minutes against Numancia. 

(With agencies input)

 

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