Mario Cortegana

Football Writer, Real Madrid

Mario Cortegana Santos is a Football Writer for The Athletic covering Real Madrid. He has followed Los Blancos since 2019 at Diario AS, Goal.com and MARCA. He usually appears on Gol TV and is a main collaborator in the YouTube show The Four Amigos Podcast. He has covered the EURO 2020 and Qatar 2022.

Juventus in advanced talks to sign Khephren Thuram from Nice

Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram is in advanced talks to join Juventus on a five-year contract in a deal worth €20million (£16.9m; $21.5m) plus €5m in add-ons. The 23-year-old is into the final year of his contract at the Ligue 1 club, who preferred to secure a transfer fee this summer rather than risk losing Thuram as a free agent next year. The central midfielder — whose father Lillian played for Juventus during his playing career and whose older brother Marcus Thuram currently plays for Inter — has yet to pass any medical and has not signed any deal, with all parties yet to sign...

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