Marca Did Not Confirm Yassine Bounou’s Deal With Real Madrid

Misbar's Editorial Team

Sports

29th December 2022

Marca Did Not Confirm Yassine Bounou’s Deal With Real Madrid

The claim is unsubstantiated (Getty)

The Claim

The Spanish newspaper Marca confirmed that the Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou signed with Real Madrid.

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Social media users and pages across the MENA region have shared a claim alleging that the Spanish newspaper Marca confirmed that the Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou signed with Real Madrid.

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Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be fake.

The Spanish newspaper Marca did not publish any news about Yassine Bounou's official deal with Real Madrid. Moreover, Real Madrid and reliable media outlets did not share any news regarding an official deal between the club and Bounou.

Marca Did Not Confirm Bounou's Deal With Real Madrid

Misbar’s team thoroughly checked Marca’s website and found that the newspaper and did not publish any articles confirming that Bounou joined Real Madrid.

The last articles published about Bounou are about his impressive performance during the FIFA World Cup 2022.

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The news emerged after Bounou's remarkable performance at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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