Revealed: Real Madrid star snubbed Tottenham and Barcelona
Now, according to what has been revealed by Spanish sport outlet Mundo Deportivo, back when Asensio played for Mallorca, before he moved to Madrid, both Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona scouted and made an offer for the player but he opted to remain.
Then, Florentino Perez and Real Madrid acted, signing for Los Blancos in December 2014 for a reported fee of €3.9million. Since then, Asensio has risen up through the ranks at Madrid and is now a first team player, with 17 caps for the Spanish national team. Asensio also featured for Spain in the World Cup in Russia yet were eliminated by the hosts in the first knockout round.
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