The under-fire coach has put on a brave face for the press, but an immediate drastic improvement in form is required if he is to keep his job On Saturday, after losing late on to Deportivo Alaves at Estadio de Mendizorroza, Sergio Ramos sought to lessen the inevitable cacophony of crisis claims surrounding a Real Madrid side who are now without a win – or even a goal – in four games across all competitions. The Blancos' captain put to the press that the club were only three points off the top spot, meaning he assumed Barcelona would seal all three points on Sunday against Valencia. An oddly assurCarvajal: I want to play in the Premier League before I retireed comment coming from one of the Blaugrana's biggest historical

The Spanish full-back is comfortable with the La Liga powerhouse, but has also set his sights on an England move

Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal says he would like to play in the Premier League before his career is over.
The full-back has spent his entire career with Real Madrid, save for a one-year loan with German side Bayer Leverkusen in 2012-13.
A product of the club's youth academy, Carvajal's time in Madrid has been wildly successful as the defender has won 14 senior trophies throughout his career