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CORNELLA, SPAIN - AUGUST 28: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates goal 1-3 with David Alaba of Real Madrid, Aurelien Tchouameni of Real Madrid, Eduardo Camavinga of Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid, Antonio Rudiger of Real Madrid, Rodrygo Silva de Goes of Real Madrid, David Alaba of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Espanyol v Real Madrid at the RCDE Stadium on August 28, 2022 in Cornella Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

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PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN - AUGUST 20: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Celta de Vigo v Real Madrid at the Estadio Municipal de Balaidos on August 20, 2022 in Pontevedra Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

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PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN - AUGUST 20: Fede Valverde of Real Madrid celebrating 1-4 during the La Liga Santander match between Celta de Vigo v Real Madrid at the Estadio Municipal de Balaidos on August 20, 2022 in Pontevedra Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 20: Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg of RB Leipzig look dejected following their side's defeat of the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and RB Leipzig at Stadion an der alten Försterei on August 20, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)

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VELBERT, GERMANY - JULY 09: Iker Bravo of Leverkusen celebrates the first goal during the pre-season friendly match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and MSV Duisburg at IMS Arena on July 09, 2022 in Velbert, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

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HELSINKI, FINLAND - AUGUST 10: Aurelien Tchouameni (L) and Eduardo Camavinga of Real Madrid celebrate with the trophy following the Real Madrid CF v Eintracht Frankfurt - UEFA Super Cup Final 2022 at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 10, 2022 in Helsinki, Finland. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

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Real Madrid, Florentino Perez. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

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VIGO, SPAIN - AUGUST 20: Luka Modric (R) of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their second goal with teammate Federico Valverde (L) during the LaLiga Santander match between RC Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Balaidos on August 20, 2022 in Vigo, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid: Player Ratings as Luka Modric puts on a show

(From L) Real Madrid's German midfielder Toni Kroos, Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro and Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric pose with the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 28, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Antonio Rudiger of Real Madrid (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

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Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouamen of Real Madrid (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

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Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates 1-1 with Eden Hazard of Real Madrid (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

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Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Real Madrid (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

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Karim Benzema of Real Madrid (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

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Erling Haaland of Manchester City (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

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Real Madrid are not interested in superstar, but they should be

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 23: Luka Modric #10 of Real Madrid controls the ball during the preseason friendly match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Allegiant Stadium on July 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)

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