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Real Madrid were supposed to raid Tottenham this summer, not Chelsea.
Harry Kane and Mauricio Pochettino were the plum targets of an inevitable assault, but with Julen Lopetegui now in the post, Los Blancos have switched their focus to Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard.
Spurs fans will be relieved, but a quiet transfer window may yet explode with the following comings and goings. Or so fans hope, anyway.