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Real Madrid seal Robinho deal
Woozie:
Real Madrid have finally reached agreement with Santos over Robinho, ending any floundering hopes Arsenal had of landing the player.
For months, Real have been tracking the Brazilian starlet and they agreed terms with the player's representatives some months ago.
However, Santos had thus far refused all of Real's offers.
Arsenal made a move last week, but that has seemingly just spurred Real into sealing the move - although Robinho always underlined his intent to move to El Santiago Bernabeu.
Agreement was reached late on Friday at Santos president Marcelo Teixeira's house and Real will pay €25 million for Robinho - although Santos will only receive 60 percent of that, as the player's agent Wagner Ribeiro owns the rest of him.
The last straw for Santos was when Robinho failed to turn up for training on Friday, following his participation at The Confederations Cup in Germany.
Real's sporting director Emilio Butragueno was confirmed his delight at Robinho's impending arrival in the Spanish capital.
"Robinho has been the soccer sensation of the last year," he said.
"Although he is very young, his contribution to Real Madrid can be spectacular. Luxemburgo only took seconds in giving his opinion. Wanderley is enchanted by his arrival."
Madrid will now turn their attentions elsewhere, having already landed Robinho, plus two further South Americans in the shape of Carlos Diogo and Pablo Garcia.
One player still being strongly linked in England and Spain is Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.
It is claimed in both country's media that contract negotiations are not going well - with Spanish sources saying that Gerrard's huge demands are a tactic to engineer a move to Madrid.
It remains to be seen what will happen with Gerrard, but the longer talks ensure without progress - the more speculation about his future there will be.
http://skysports.planetfootball.com/transfernews.asp?type=article&id=288750
Lil White Azz:
A thing I don't understand with Real is that why they buy strikers all the time when they have already enough of them.....Why they don't concentrate to midfielders and especially to defenders....
Meho:
--- Quote from: Lil White Azz on July 02, 2005, 05:29:53 AM ---A thing I don't understand with Real is that why they buy strikers all the time when they have already enough of them.....Why they don't concentrate to midfielders and especially to defenders....
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coz theyre stupid.but i think this was actually a good signing becuase hes a YOUNG star unlike beckham,zidane,owen and ronaldo were.just like barca bought deco,ronadlinho,eto'o last year.and look how got that turned out to be.
i think that real bought him because they saw how ronadlinho saved barca.ronaldinho and robinho have simillar style.so robinho coudl be in the future what ronaldinho si to barca.
anyway i have to say robinho hasnt convinced me yet.yeah hes skills are amazing but he doesnt do a lot for the team.now its real's job to make him a great player like ronaldinho.
Bomb-A®:
--- Quote from: Lil White Azz on July 02, 2005, 05:29:53 AM ---A thing I don't understand with Real is that why they buy strikers all the time when they have already enough of them.....Why they don't concentrate to midfielders and especially to defenders....
--- End quote ---
bcoz theyre all about marketing....strikers score goals...people like to see goals....more goals more money
peace
wcsoldier:
--- Quote from: Bomb-A on July 02, 2005, 08:33:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: Lil White Azz on July 02, 2005, 05:29:53 AM ---A thing I don't understand with Real is that why they buy strikers all the time when they have already enough of them.....Why they don't concentrate to midfielders and especially to defenders....
--- End quote ---
bcoz theyre all about marketing....strikers score goals...people like to see goals....more goals more money
peace
--- End quote ---
yep agree but why can't they understand that titles make more money n to win titles stars aren't enough they need a team. Anyway the biggest mistake they make is to let Makelele leave
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