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Mixu rejects Real rumours

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Hibs boss Mixu Paatelainen has rejected fresh reports linking Steven Fletcher with Real Madrid.

No contact between Hibs and Real

Hibernian manager Mixu Paatelainen has rejected fresh reports linking Steven Fletcher with a move to Real Madrid. Reports over the weekend suggested Hibernian officials had held talks with Real's general manager Predrag Mijatovic to discuss a possible transfer. Real have been tracking the 21-year-old for some time and are believed to rate the Scotland international highly. It has been claimed Real could sign Fletcher and then loan him out to a Primera Liga rival for a season. However, Paatelainen has rubbished talk that Hibs and Real have met to discuss Fletcher's future. "There has been no contact," Paatelainen told the Daily Record.