Axel Witsel Reveals He Almost Joined Real Madrid & Juventus But Plays Down Premier League 'Dream'

eam' Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel has revealed that moves to Real Madrid and Juventus collapsed earlier in his career, while insisting that he doesn't subscribe to the idea that it is a dream to play in the Premier League. Sitting down with Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) ahead of Borussia Dortmund's trip to Stuttgart on Saturday, Witsel revealed that Real Madrid overlooked the Belgium international back in 2012 in favour of a move for Luka Modrić. "Yes, that was 2012," Witsel... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/