Real Madrid have decided to open their cheque books again and dig deeper into their pots of gold as they leave no stone unturned to challenge Barcelona’s supremacy in Spain. In what seems to be a desperate attempt to avoid Barcelona running away with Spain and Europe next season, Real Madrid have decided to rope in some of the best players in the world. After securing the services of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, David Trezeguet and David Villa seem to be on the Madrid radar.
During the television program Diretta Stadio on Sette Gold, Antonio Caliendo, agent of David Trezeguet, confirmed that his client has attracted Madrid’s interest. Real Madrid see the French World Cup Winner as one of the best bargains in the transfer market and an able alternative to David Villa to lead the line ahead of Kaka and Ronaldo.
Real Madrid have also made a 34 million pound offer to Valencia for the services of David Villa. If the offer is accepted and the deal goes through, it will take Real’s transfer spending to a staggering 170 million pounds. World stars such as Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema are also very high on the Madrid hit-list.
Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas believes that the recent signings will help Spanish teams compete better in the Champions League and reduce English domination to a great extent –
Recently, apart from Barcelona, the teams that have reached the final phase of the Champions League have been from England,’ said Casillas. ‘They always seem to have teams at least in the semi-finals. But now Spanish teams are building up again.’ ‘With these types of players, it is clear that Spanish clubs are ready to compete again,
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