OFFICIAL: Real Madrid sign Kaká from AC Milan
Monday, 08 June 09, 05:41 PM · Comments (141)
It is finally official. Kaká is a Real Madrid player, and Floretino Perez' first signing as president. AC Milan has officially announced the deal on their website, though Real hasn't as their site seems to be down at the moment.
UPDATE: Real's website is online again and has announced the deal as well.
"Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, Kaka, is a Real Madrid player after an agreement was reached with AC Milan. The Brazilian footballer has now successfully passed all medical tests. Kaka has signed a contract with Real Madrid for the next six seasons." Realmadrid.com said,Kaká has signed a six-year contract and will earn €9,120,000 a year at the Santiago Bernabeu. As expected, he'll wear the famous number "5" shirt previously worn by legends Fabio Cannavaro and Zinedine Zidane.
The signing process has taken so long due to some highjacking from Chelsea, hesitation from the player, and greed from his father and agent who wanted a higher comission, but it is good that it is over.
Kaká will defintely improve our midfield. He has a great vision and is a team player. His role will primarily be as an attacking midfielder or second striker. His arrival will mean that Van der vaart, Sneijder and Guti will all be second choices. This could ease the arrival of Franck Ribery in Madrid. Bayern are excited about the idea of getting Sneijder and another Dutch in exchange for the French international.
Kaká's arrival could also mean that Cristiano Ronaldo might not be needed. The club has denied that there is a pre-agreemnt with the Manchester United winger, even though many sources claim that THERE is one and If Real don't sign him by the end of June, they'll have to pay him compensations (and If Ronaldo backs-off from the deal, he'll have to pay us as well).
This has been our first target so far. Next is Franck Ribery and then comes Villa and Silva. I wonder If Perez will sign defenders this season or he'll fall in the Zidanes y Pavons trap again?
Kaká's Awards and Honors
Sao Paulo FC
- Rio-Sao Paulo Cup: 2001
- Sao Paulo Championship: 2004
AC Milan
- UEFA SuperCup: 2003, 2007
- UEFA Champions League: 2006/07
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
- Intercontinental Cup 2003: runner-up
- UEFA Champions League 2004/05: runner up
- Scudetto Serie A 2003/04
Brazil National Team
- FIFA World Cup: 2002
- Confederations Cup: 2005
- CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003: runner-up
Personal Awards
- Revista Placar Bola de Ouro: 2002
- Campeonato Brasileiro Bola de Prata (best player by position): 2002
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
- Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007
- Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2007
- UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer: 2005/2006
- UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder: 2005
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2007
- FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007, 2008
- UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 2006–07
- UEFA Champions League Best Forward: 2006–07
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007
- FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007
- Ballon d'Or: 2007 * FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2007
- Toyota Award: 2007
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 2007
- Onze d'Or: 2007
- IFFHS World‘s Best Playmaker: 2007
- IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year: 2007
- Time 100: 2008 * Time 100: 2009
- Maracanã Hall Of Fame: 2008
- Samba d'Or: 2008
- FIFA Team of the Year: 2008
Hala Madrid!
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HALA MADRID....
HALA MADRID....
WE HAVE SIGNED THE GREATEST CHAMPION IN THE WORLD!!
Florentino Perez said he will go after Ronaldo next
If anyone of you guys use Digg, please digg this story LINK
guys there article from goal. com that have something about ribery:
"but it is now recognised that Franck Ribery may be out of reach after he told reporters that he would prefer to go to Barcelona."
LINK
Reply to Juno-NightJ:
bullshit.
Adam Bader do you know of any channel showing the press conference
Reply to Madridista4:
No idea. I'd look for a steam over at Justin.TV or Ustream TV
Good signing for the shirt sales. Ricardo is a world player but I hope Pellegrini knows how to play him like Ancelloti did. Seeing the Netherlands play this past weekend man Van der Vart ruled that midfield, Robben burned up both wings, and Huntelaar hit the post. Hmmm maybe they are sending a message to Florentino. The next signing should be another Potuguese player, Bruno Alves and Albiol. We need defenders as well. Once we sort the defense we can focus on Ribery and Silva. I really dont see how Villa would fit with Higuain, Huntelaar, Raul.
Finally Finally !! .. wat calderon could achieve in 3 years , florentino did in a week !!
there's also news that perez wants to go for Silva, Villa and Albiol Next ..
Jesus Crest!!! finally!!
Perez will never break his promise!! shame on Calderon!!
Yes I cant wait to see who ever go after next... HALA MADRID
Kaka first - Ronaldo Next ..
Real Madrid Team for 2009
Saint Iker.
Ramos,Pepe, Nemanja or Maicon, Evra
Alonso, Lass
Ronaldo,Kaka, Ribery
Villa/Higuain/Raul
has kaka been presented in bernabeu yet?
All the brazilians when they join Real Madrid are only after money. They will fail again. Kaka is training in Brazil with National team and won't be presented yet. They should have caps on football in La Liga too
Reply to helmet_09:
the dutch players that we have are all quality players but it has always been that the coach puts them out of positions and expect great things from them.
with the arrival of Kaka,maybe Van Der Vaart might leave considering the number of midfielders that we've got.
Marca claims real madrid offered Valencia 37 Million for villa
well this the first of hopefully many changes needed in madrid. perez to the rescue...next?
Kaka with a Siemens Jersey WTF
Reply to kid_rock:
LINK Yea Hopefully like it says it will be done by the end of the week if i might just say he looks really good in that jersey, Very Good.
Reply to alex:
yeah lets hope the Villa deal gets going fast
Very happy when I read about this on another site. Kaka is one of my more liked players.
I just hope Perez doesn't go crazy again...at least we get the goosebumps of getting such big players again. I get to use him in FIFA 10 now too
Hala Kaka, Hala Madrid!
What we need the most after Kaka is absolutely Maicon.
after kaka , we really need three things , first a great defender to play alongside pepe and anthor good defender to be a an alternative for pepe and the other one , second is to snap ibrahimovic and take him away from barcelona cause he's a super player, third is to kick away some players that don't play from thier heart such as ( metzelder , drenthe , huntelaar , javi garcia , van der vaart ) and old players even if they play from thier heart but they're not quick or talented players any more such as ( guti , hienze , and even raul even if raul is a legend and no one can denied that but he's in his 30's and can do nothing for madrid now ) .
real madrid must be happy by signing kaka
Reply to Adambader:
I am speeches if this is true, they ain't got no place to him with 4-3-3. are they gonna use him to replace Henry?? don't ruin ur career in barca frank.
WOW this is great for Spanish football, though he does not look that happy in that photo of him in a Real Madrid shirt (i know it is photo shoped).
Great i was really hoping this will happen ad it has, big big news!!!!
Reply to MadridIndo:
He will be presented at the end of the month due to international duty
As for the transfer itself I beleive it was abit less than 60m....so as I said before...very good deal.(I said 65m would be good)
Adam on eurosport there is also written that he will earn 30m in a 5 year contract....which means 6m a year after taxes...I don't know which is true...LINK
Reply to Danniel:
I've read he'll be paid 200,000 a week which seems far too high to me. I don't know how we can possibly sustain those kind of salaries if we genuinely have ambitions to go on to sign other big name players.
I'll do my best to reserve judgement on Perez, but this is looking like classic galacticos setup as before. Defenders and left backs will come last in the list. Priorities will be driven by Perez's ego.
Reply to EvoLtc:
lol u guys r actin as if kaka signed for arsenal to real madrid....money is somfin that is not a problem for realmadrid and neither r title..we just want to see sexy football along with few title if not all..i have a feeling that kaka would do great unger pellegrini because of one touch football and secondly because of quick movement with the ball..now waitin for ribery and ronaldo...i hope we dont pull another ronaldinho by not signing ribery because that what perez did few years back my not signign a ugly player A.K.A ronaldinho instead went for beckham and since then galacticos went downhill
Kaka's Press Conference ..
*At First I Preferred to stay at AC Milan but the transfer to Madrid wasnt because of the money buy i love Real Madrid.
*When I first arrived at AC Milan I wasnt under pressure but now At Madird i have to Give it my all.
*Real Madrid is a Historic club and when they told me that they wanted me i accepted immediately.
*When my contract ends i'll be 33 years old , i'll make history over there , then ill renew my contract for 2 more years then i'll retire.
*I made my choice long ago , that if i had to leave AC Milan , Real Madrid would be the place and nowhere else.
*I hope I can help get Real Madrid Back on titles track.
*I'm happy to play along-side legends like Iker Casillas And Raul.
*The Agreement was set long ago .
*Beckham Supported me and told me that Madrid is an exciting club and that i'll improve there.
*Perez is Building a team to achieve titles in Madrid And Europe , That's why I chose Madrid.
*I Hope we'll put a stop to Barca's Achievements.
*I didn't want to leave Milan , But I'm Gonna Win titles with Madrid.
## Kaka doesn't want the number 5 Jersey out of respect to Zidane ##
**but
**
*Perez is Building a team to achieve titles in Spain And Europe , That's why I chose Madrid.
kid_rock did he really said thaT!!!!!!
Reply to trooper:
Yep
I've just watched the interview perez gave tonight when he announced te kaka deal on marca.com..he really said: more great players will come, and more concretely, I will do everything to get roanldo for real madrid..
I think it's the right way to buy the star-players as quckily as possible, since we can buy a left back and central defenders all summer long, but the tough deals are kaka, ronaldo..
kaka didn't say he doesn't want to wear number 5, he only said he must think about it, but it would be huge because of zizou..he is not sure which number he will choose..
Reply to trooper:
It's not entirely about the money - the point is that you set a precedent for pay amongst a squad who have to gel together. If there is jealousy in the squad, then it becomes very difficult to build team spirit.
For instance, what if Ronaldo thinks he should be paid more than Kaka?
Also, it increases the reputation of Real Madrid as a high spending team and makes future negotiations even more difficult
Reply to EvoLtc:
i respect ur opinion but remember last batch of galactiocs didnt have this kind of attitude with each other except for raul who is a attention freak...he lost his power and repect to zidane and bekham who were far more fan favourite and appreciated so i hope raul dont screw things up...
as far as i think if there is any dishormany rises then it will be because of raul!!i u dont believe me just ring del bosque or aragones they will tell ya
Reply to Emak:
ya akhou sharmouta!!!!1 football emak
Reply to Emak:
kos omak hay il ga7ba , ya wild il manyoocha , 5ara 3alaik w 3ala omk ile ma 3arfat itrabeek kos om hal tarebeya ya wild il shwar3 .
welcome back los galagticos
what r these fukin arab guys doin
at this blog????
Reply to trooper:
" Emak " is swearin at ur mom's ...
and it's not ur blog so you dont get to decide if arabs are allowed or not ..
dickhead i have nothin against arabs or anybody and i am not a racist but what's the point at caling sharmouta(prostitute)...by the way i understand arabic
These are the dirty arabs... Please IP ban them or something...
Reply to trooper:
well then asswipe if u understand arabic then u should've defended ur mom's honor instead of takin out on people who have nothin to do with that prick
i dont see a need to argue with those disgraced souls and neither is my mothers honour at stake!!!
anyways bro , im not here to argue with anyone , im here to write about wats going on with madrid like i did earlier with the kaka press confrence .. and im sorry if i offended you in any way although i had nothin to do wat went on there
i mean with the arab swearin and all
Ok lets talk about Villa are Madrid and valencia in negotiations
Reply to Madridista4:
well the latest news today is that perez offered 37 million for villa ..
Reply to trooper:
I too respect your opinion
- do you have del bosques number on you because I'm not sure I do believe you 
Seriously, there were bigger problems than just Raul during the galactico era. The whole dressing room was completely divided down the middle.
The Pavons and Zidanes - remember?
A friend just emailed me the question:
"Happy about Kaka?"
I ended up writting a long reply which I thought I would paste into the forum.
It sums up my reservations and elation.
Sorry if some of you regard it as spam, just my opinion.
"Happy about Kaka?"
"Overall yes, but I have worries about Perez. I think most Madrid fans are happy about Kaka; mostly I'm happy that Calderon isn't running things, but I'm not quite ready to hail Perez as the second coming just yet. So to be honest I have a few mixed feelings.
This event is symbolic of the end of a 'mediocre' period for the club. It represents something very significant that Perez is going to do what he has been saying he's going to do. On that front, it's a massive boost of belief for the fans and the club and will inevitably attract other players. So kudos there.
On the other hand, you can't buy your way to a competitive team either, and this huge salary (200000 per week) sends an expectation to all existing and prospective Madrid players.
Also Perez is motivated mostly by ego. I am sure they prioritised Kaka ahead of Ronaldo because Perez didn't want any credit to go to Calderon. We actually already have good players who like to play 'in the hole' or in a central attacking midfield position already. We are missing wingers.
Ronaldo is a bit of an idiot, but to me he should have been priority in football terms.
Also the way Perez has linked us with every 'fashionable' player out there, could be smoke and mirrors, but my feeling is he's just playing the popularity contest like a politician does. So there is some evidence that Perez hasn't really changed from last time he ran things. What we need now more than anything is an elongated period of stability, out of which success will come almost as a natural by-product.
For me right now alot rests on whether Pellegrini will be given the freedom to do his job and have overall say on football matters. So far they are making the right noises, but I ask myself "why does Perez need a football advisor like Zidane if he's just going to sick to running the business?" Clearly his intention is not to stay out of the limelight like I know a good president should, he can't resist the pull of fame."
Reply to kid_rock:
Yeah I heard that too and Valdano today neither confirmed nor denied the report but after today's Spain game they don't play again until the confederations cup so maybe we can get him this week hopefully.. valencia do have a new president and they are remaining strict over Silva
Reply to Madridista4:
they're strict over all three ( Villa, Silva and Albiol ) but hopefully we'll get them , but after florentino's statment last night ( that he'll go for ronaldo next) i'd say that villa signing might be longer than we thought .. either that or florentino's got valdano to work on valencia .. the thing is we cant risk to wait that long cause chelsea are also on the verge of signing villa. but the good thing here is that villa doesnt want to leave spain ,, but nonetheless time is crucial ,, my prediction is that perez is working on ronaldo whereas valdano is on villa , silva and albiol .
what do you think about the news that said that real will sell RVN for 1,5 million?
personaly i against the idea of selling RVN,i know he's old but still the best when he's fit.if we want to sell i prefer saviola because he just lost his ability,raul because he's weak and slow and couldnt make his own chance
but if the price is right then it's ok to sell RVN(i think 1,5 to cheap for RVN)
i would like to ask,if the player refused to be sold can the club still sold them?
if madrid signs ribery or ronaldo they could be looking at a team as good as madrid in the early 2000s
Reply to Madridistas:
If they are still under contract, I think if they are really prepared to dig in and make a fuss yes - they can refuse to be sold.
However, they face sitting on the bench for the rest of the season whcih no player wants.
If things have broken down that far I can't imagine many players wanting to stay at a club which doesnt want them
Reply to Paul:
not without a decent centre back and left back IMO.
If this whole Villa business is done then I think this may signal the end of Raul's time at Madrid. To have Villa, Higuain and Huntelaar. This will be a strike force to fear. Not to mention the flexibility that both Villa and Higuain have of playing deep. When Florention signs Villa he will be placing the last nails in Raul's coffin.
Reply to helmet_09:
I am already in my funeral clothes with a flag to wave
Here is the update on the transfer news.. There are reports that say Real Madrid have an agreement to sign Villa for 37 million plus bonus for the goals he scores and the titles he wins with us and the signing could be closed by the end of the week.. Perez said he will do everything possible to bring in Ronaldo.. Perez said it will be difficult to bring in Xabi Alonso because liverpool dont want to sell
If Kaka is our new Zidane, who could be our new Ronaldo?
Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, or Franck Ribery?
There's an interesting article about this. check out -> LINK
Reply to Madridista4:
Well with the situation with Hicks and Gillet trying to re-finance the loans they took out to buy Liverpool, they might need to sell players in order to try and pay their debt. It may look like Alonso and Maybe Mascherano could be sold. So Florentino may smell blood and tempt Alonso away. However, do we really need Alonso with Lassana, Mahamadou, Javi Garcia, and Gago? Granted I seem to be one of the few that likes Gago. I personally like Alonso but I fell with $94 Million US for Kaka and $53 Million US for Villa, and the rummored $80 Million US for Ronaldo, are we spending too much to quickly?
Reply to EvoLtc:
That´s absolutely true and now we most get rid of Metzelder, Heinze and Salgado and purchase Maicon and Albiol.
Reply to helmet_09:
We also will have De La Red hopefully coming back and he can play the role that Xabio Alonso plays so we have a lot of players but no I dont think we are spending money too fast you have to remember that we will make money from selling players as well and I heard that he will basically get Ribery for free meaning that if he offers both Sneijder and Robben we wont have to give no money but that is sending 2 very good players away.. I hope the Villa deal happens this week I really want him in Madrid
Here is Perez talking about Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso LINK
hi guys there r reports that real madrid has signed villa!!!!r these reports true or just speculation
Reply to radar:
I honestly think our Ronaldo will be Higuain,Huntelaar or Villa (should he come)...whoever will score most goals...all of them have great potential to do so
Real Madrid need to sell 9 players in the transfer window to accomodate the new 6 players we will sign, as stated by Perez.
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These are my nine + 1: Heinze,Saviola,Gago,Sneijder,Van de Vaart,RVN,Salgado,Guti,Drenthe,Raul ( Raul should be the 1st to go!
Who are ur 9 amigos???
Reply to real:
I don't know why you people are so ungrateful with Raul.. The guy already is the 2nd scorer for the club with 2 goals difference from Higuin.. Last year he was the 2nd best scorer in la liga after Guiza.. This year he scored 2 hatricks.. One in a very very hard turf -> Sevialla..
He's not a 20year old but he's not 60!!
Cut him some slack.. The guy is a legend and he still has a year or two in him..
Then he'll be our club's vice president (according to Perez)..
I agree that at some matches I was shouting, "why Raul and not huiguin" but why do u blame Raul for that!! It's the coach's decision and I never ever would believe in 100years that Raul would rebel n his coach for benching him!!
Be grateful to a legend who doesn't stop being a legend.
Plz don't make me throw up now.... Haven't we argued about this enough already?? Raul is no longer needed at Real.
Hope we never see u again....
Thanks for all u have done for us Raul, but it's time for u to go now...
Tata, bye-bye, saiyonara!!!
There are only a few players that I would sell. Heinze and Saviola definitely will be sold. Henize is a dissaster and I will be surprised if we get more that 1 million. Saviola is a sad story of what could have been. Maybe we should use him as part swap for Villa or Silva. I would loan Javi Garcia and Drenthe. I think a season in Germany for both could help them find form. As for the old guard of Guti, Raul, and Salgado, they need to call it a day or accept the fact that their role will be as subs. If it was up to me I would keep Sneijder, Van Der Vaart, Robben, and Gago.
Reply to SaramiR:
Raul is all about bettering the record for RAUL. Nothing about helping the team. It's about selfishness, egoism and an inability to accept the truth.
I would like to see him go, actually I would like to see him driven out by a mass mob of supporters who have suddenly woken up to the truth - that they have been lied to.
Reply to helmet_09:
Florentino has already said he wants to sell 12 players.
I doubt it is possible given the high wages they are all on - but he is on the right lines. Cut all the dead wood out.
Reply to Madridistas:
No. If he doesn't want to go, and he still has a contract, there is nothing that can force a player to go.
However, the player might find that he spends 2 years playing in the reserves and never even gets registered to play in the league or Champions League. Both sides lose out in this case.
Reply to EvoLtc:
Good players in the hole? We already have them? I can't name one.
Reply to Caracoleo:
Perez corrected Marca and AS by saying that he plans to sell according to his signings and that he intends to sell 9 players if he signs 5-6. There are many he could sell, I just want Robben, Higuain and Sneijder to stay simply because they deserve it. Pepe and Ramos deserve to stay, Lass does, Casillas does and Marcelo does. Nobody else was that convincing. They're the only players we have that have earned the right to play for Real Madrid. The Heinze's and Gago's have been trash. If we had World-Class players in those 3-4 positions, we would have won a CL by now.
We currently have 27 players with Kaka, and Garay coming.. because three are already gone Dudek,Faubert, and Cannavaro who all have an expired contract.. so lets say he buys 6 more players that will be 33.. so that will be 8 to sell or loan and those 8 will most likely be.. Heinze,Salgado,Javi Garcia,Saviola,VDV,Drenthe, and maybe Parejo on loan and RVN to be sold.. but we need to sign defenders I hope Garay helps us out alot we need atleast 1 or 2 defenders more.. here is my link of the players we have LINK
Perez is an idiot.
Now, I love Kaka', but great players don't win games. Great players with great chemistry do. We have too many attacking midfielders on the team, and if we can rotate them effectively, we might have a chance.
Theses are how I think the players should be managed...
arejo,Drenthe
benched:Raul,Gago,Negredo,Granero
sold:Heinze,Salgado,Guti,Saviola,J.Garcia,VDV,dudek,Faubert,RVN
Loaned
It seems Fiorentina are interested in Drenthe....which would be a good loan option
I think RVN is a fantastic player to keep because we can use him coming in off the bench because he knows how to score goals when we are looking for one plus he only has 1 year on his contract so we will not get much for him anyways but you can make the case that we wont get nothing for him after his contract expires.. Villa speculation is getting HOTT.. HALA MADRID
Villa scored a hat-trick today for Spain. He is truly a prolific striker!
Come on Villa, come to Madrid!!!
What are the odds that we will have a contract with Nike in place of Adidas in the near future for kits??
Honestly I'm tired of the same old black and white kits produced by Adidas. I think maybe Nike would do a better job with it or even Puma.
I would like purple to be incorporated in our kits. Black just doesn't work for me, it's so boring!!
Hey u guys at Adidas, I think 2009-10 kit is exactly the same as 2008-09, except for one or two minute changes. I'm not even excited about the new kits. They suck...Go Purple!!!
Reply to Madridista4:
I know but Villa,Kaka,Higuain,Raul,Huntelaar,RVN...6 excellent attackers...I think that's too much...if Kaka playes further back we'll have 4 which is more than enough...especially if one attacker is used
Reply to Caracoleo:
Well Guti,Heinze,Drenthe,Dudek,VDV,Faubert,Salgado,RVN all have different clubs interested so they can all leave...and Parejo will easily find a team to join on loan...so those are already 9 players...Garcia can find somewhere in Spain and Saviola I gues England would be the best destination.So that is possible...
Guti--->England
Heinze--->Liverpool
Drenthe--->Fiorentina
Dudek--->Out of contract
VDV--->Germany(bayern)
Faubert--->Returns from loan
Salgado--->Qatar
RVN--->Tottenham
Marca front page today says that Florentino and david gill have had contact and manechester told Florentino that you can have Ronaldo for 96 million.. LINK
Villa is also done by end of week.. Next is Ronaldo, we have then covered the front three...
Reply to anayth:
how do you know Villa is done by end of the week.. I hope so and I have heard also that the deal could be official by end of the week as well
Both MARCA and AS have given updates on the Ronaldo transfer to Real Madrid both newspapers confirm that Florentino has been in contact with manchester over the last few days for Ronaldo.. Marca says manchester want 96 million.. AS says manchester want 89 million and Florentino has agreed to pay this amount and AS also says that the signing will be done before June 30th to avoid the fine.. also manchester are on the verge of siging valencia from wigan who many say are his replacement so it all is starting to make sense.. Hala Madrid
Zidane to Munich to try to work out something with ribery
Reply to kid_rock:
hi kid_rock and madridista where u gettin the updateds from?????do u guys think perez gonna pay 90 milion for ronaldo>>>>
Reply to trooper:
marca.com and also as.com.. they are in spanish but you can google then translate the page to help you understand it
Reply to trooper:
Marca says Zidane to Munich Cause of Ribery ..
And about the 90 million for Ronaldo , i read an interview in which perez said that money isnt an issue for him cause every player has his price , and that there isnt a very expensive player and a very cheap player , he says when we got zidane that he was worth a lot than what they paid for ... so money isnt an issue for Perez . but i think 96 million is too much .
Reply to helmet_09:
Heinze and Salgado are time bombs which should immediately be abandoned as well as Drenthe who has no form. Robben and Guti should have kept but Gago, Faubert, Metzelder, Snejder, VDV and RVN to besold.
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Reply to Madridista4:
96 Million for Ronaldo? No way. There is no way that we should pay that. Ronaldo will never have a year like he did last year. We should wait a year and pay less. I'm not his biggest fan, granted but he is not worth that. 96 million for a one trick pony? No way.
Reply to Madridista4:
Do Madrid really need another striker ?
we already have Huntelaar,Gonzalo Higuain,Alvaro Negredo and Raul Gonzalez whom i think is still able to contribute something to Real Madrid despite the opinions of other.Four strikers are already at our disposal,is another necessary ?
we might as well us the fund to purchase a quality left back/centre back ?
it just occurred to me.
didnt Perez mentioned six signings in the summer.
Kaka,Cristiano Ronaldo/Franck Ribery,Xabi Alonso,David Silva,David Villa and Raul Albiol completes the list.
Does that mean he's ignoring the problems with the left backs ? that would mean huge mistake being made.
Reply to flynn:
And there is RVN too
Also if Ribery/Ronaldo & Silva join there will probably be place for one striker...so 4 strikers for one position 
When it comes to left backs a new one is definatly needed...even more so if Heinze leaves.
As for centre backs I think Metz,Garay and Pepe are enough...don't forget we have Ramos & Heinze(should he stay) too
Reply to Danniel:
I forgot to mention...
If we play with two defensive midfielders however....Marcelo and Torres just might be enough in my opinion
hi guys do ya think that real madrid is on the verge of going bankcruppt!!!tell me where is perez gettin all this money!!!!and secondly there r rumours that ribery has personanl agreement with barca and do you think that ribery prefers real madrid over barcelona just for a moment neglect zidane out of the picture...so which two r more importand ronald,villa or ribery..i wnat to have villa but i dont think he is neccesity..we shouldnt buy him just for the sake of being spanish!!!what do ya guys say
News on Ronaldo deal ( in dailymail website) ?
"Real Madrid have reportedly agreed to pay a world record fee to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and have dispatched a doctor to examine his hernia problem."
Reply to Danniel:
it seems now that David Silva might not be sold by Valencia.
i just can't figure out an alternative for him.
unless Perez manages to pull two rabbits out of the hat by taking Ronaldo and Ribery to Madrid,its going to be hard to find someone with Silva's qualities.
damn it ive read some serious bull now on goal.com
1)Ribery : closer to barca more cuz of his friendship with henry and abidal
2)Villa: almost a blue cuz chelsea are willing to pay the 50M valencia are demanding for their star
3)Ronaldo: 96 million ????? wtf this is too much
4)Silva: Not for sale
can anyone plz confirm if this crap is for real
Oh yea and barca is on the verge of signing IBRA !!!
Goal.com says that 9 players will leave and ribery will not arrive because Bayern doesn't want to sell..
@110 - Chelsea has turned attention else where.. Villa wants to stay in spain and real madrid is his home.. dialy mail says, a bid has been expected..
Guys may be we will announce Villa and Ronaldo by end of the week .. The coup of the century.. Hail Perez..
Reply to anayth:
Yeah i hope this report is true that we have sent a doctor to LA to check on him..LINK
Reply to Caracoleo:
you may not rate them personally, but VDV and Sniedjer are both international level players and like to play this far forward
Reply to anayth:
i think no-one can afford ronaldo except for madrid so therez no competetion for gettin his services we need to secure Villa And Ribery then get Ronaldo .... but this leaves us naked at the back with Cana's departure
Reply to DayNnight:
thats all false ..
1) Ribery opted Madrid over barca cause of Zidane and Barca's newspapers are now making fun of Ribery's looks , saying that he'll be an ugly animal in a Madrid shirt ..
2) Villa has previously stated that he doesnt want to leave spain and real already made a bid fro Villa for 37 Million + Goal bonuses and extra bonuses should he wins titles with us
3) Like Perez Previously said money isnt an issue for him and he's doing all he can to sign 2 ballon dor winners in the same year .
4)Valencia said that should they get a reasonable price for Albiol , Silva or Villa They'll look into it , so everything's possible
There you Go ..
Reply to anayth:
Villa has frequently said he would prefer to stay in Spain
Reply to Danniel:
Dissagree on both Counts.
Marcelo has never been able to defend. I like Torres, but not sure he should be a starting linup Left back - it's not his natural role.
2 Defensive Mids? I assume you mean 2 Diarras?Well maybe on the occasions that require it, but not in home games or ones we should expect to win. It's a very negative approach which I know the Madrid faithful would hate.
Reply to kid_rock:
Luvin it ..... THANKS BAWITDABA \w/
I hope Perez is doing a top to down approach. But the forwards and then midfielders and then defenders..
In central defense, we need either Maicon, Raul Abdidol or Nemanja.. difficult to get nemanja,but he is the best...
Heh - interesting that supposedly Laporta has critised Madrid for spending too much on Kaka and distorting the market - and yet the buy out clause for some of his players is over 120 mil.
Obviously those buyouts are designed to prevent people taking his players and I don't have a problem with that. But you can't critise big spending when you're contributing to the market that demands large amounts of money to be spent to sign players.
Reply to EvoLtc:
2 Diarras...it might be but I was more open...as DLR might return and Alonso still might arrive.I don't think two defensive midfielders is too defensive as basically Ramos and Marcelo would be very offensive and all the other players are attackers....excluding the central defenders
Silva,Ribery, and Alonso.. All three clubs said they dont want to sell and I believe Perez might of given up on Ribery, and Alonso but there is still a chance to get them.. however I do believe we can sign Silva if we give them a good deal.. hopefully the Villa, and Ronaldo transfer starts to speed up
What's the update on Negredo and Granero???
Jorge Valdano has revealed that Real Madrid do not have any youngsters that are good enough to step up to the first-team and command a regular place.
Madrid have the biggest scouting network in Spain and state of the art training facilities, yet Valdano has discovered that no top class youngster are being produced.
“It doesn't appear that there are any players ready to play for the first team and players on the 'C' team are having trouble making it to Castilla," he told TVE.
"Our progress in capturing young talent has slowed. We have looked into markets in far off places and turned a back to Madrid, which is where most players have come from. The selection of talent is more important than their development, and that is what might take some time.”
“We pay a lot for players because it is all returned with interest. Top-notch players significantly increase the quality of our contracts," he continued.
"It happened with Zidane and we want it to happen again. They are investments for a club that operates in the business of offering spectacle. It's like movie blockbuster, for example.
"Football is a sport, but it is also a business and content for the television industry. We would not be able to compete against teams like Berlusconi's Milan or Abramovich's Chelsea if that wasn't the case. We have to devise other ways to be the leader of the world of football.”
“During [president Florentino Perez's] first stint seven titles were won in three years. The last two years were complicated, but you mustn't forget the overall picture.
"The budget increased drastically and had it not, we wouldn't have been able to sign great
SO THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT VALDANO SAID ABOUT OUR YOUTH AND YEH RIBERY IS NOT COMING BECAUSE PEREZ SAID THAT BYERN IS IN NO MOOD TO SELL HIM SO THEREFORE HE PUBLICLY ACCEPTED DEFEAT....
Reply to real:
Granero there is really no update.. and Negredo will most liekly be bought back and used in a deal to bring in a player possibly David Villa or he might just be sold to a team that is interested like i heard villareal are interested and liverpool if we buy Xabi Alonso
new updates on Villa,Silva, and Albiol.. LINK
I read a rumor now that Perez said that Ribery won't be a madridista as his club doesn't wanna let him go and that we have to respect that..
True?
NEW UPDATES on VILLA can someone please translate I belive Real Madrid just made an offer 35 million plus Negredo for Villa.. is this true.. LINK
Reply to Danniel:
Hmmm maybe we don't really disagree, just on the semantics.
Alonso and Gago are perhaps the only DMs i would care to see on the pitch with another DM - but only becsaue they are attacking DMs and can distribute the ball. I don't really think of Gago as a DM. Clearly Alonso would be better than Gago, who in my opinion isn't good enough for a regular starter right now.
Personally, I don't see DLR as a DM either. although I know he would not turn the role down and would do his best.
I would also put Cesc or Xavi there alongside Lass - they aren't DMs either.
There are some players that really blur the line between defensive midfielder and central - depending on their ability to move the ball around
Reply to Madridista4:
I read Negredo had been officially bought back with the sole purpose of using as collateral on another deal. May also be used in part to ofset the 4 mill for Pellegrini if he goes to Villareal.
Havent seen anything on Granero, but then I don't suppose there is much of a hurry on him given the number of wingers we are being linked with
Negredo knows that he won't stay, and has accepted that he will be used as collateral - a bargaining chip.
Villa looks further and further away. Valencia is a team in dire NEED to sell. Yet they are refusing to let Villa or Silva go for anythin less than their buy out clause. Someone explain exactly how Valencia are going to make the debt that they are in?
Alonso is 50 million Euros, apparently. So is Ribery. Personally, at 50 Million Euros, I think Ribery is a smarter buy than Cristiano. Perez, though, is prepared to meed the ludicrous £80 million asking price that the desperate Calderon agreed to last year.
That's another one we owe Calderon...
I want- Villa and Ronaldo,we are not getting Silva, Albiol, Ribery and Alonso it is almost certain.
We have better players in our youth system than they can ever dream of having! 
After Villa and Ronaldo, we should get Bruno Alves, Zhirkov, Maicon or any 3 world-class defenders.That would make our 6 signings.
And we should bring back Granero, Negredo and also Palanca should be played in the first team, he is a rising star.
That should cover all our bases.
I don't want our great club Real Madrid to kiss asses of broke and has-been clubs like Valencia, Bayern and Liverpool.
Reply to EvoLtc:
Well Alonso and Gago are called creative defensive midfielders if I'm not mistaken...well actually there is very little difference between what I've just said and a central midfielder however a creative defensive midfielder defends more than a central midfielder...atleast that's the way i know it XD
Reply to Madridista4:
We shoul buy Cazorla from Villareal if we don't get Silva. He is also a great player.
We are in negotiations for Cristiano Ronaldo according to our very own Jorge Valdano .. great news I hope we get him LINK
Reply to EvoLtc:
I feel u m8..will someone tell that bafoon to shut up and start worryin' about what his team will be up against come nxt season..is non of his f-bussiness..i can tell hes already scared..this is the beginin' of the end of this so call ''dream team'' of barca.
Reply to real:
No we don't have better players in our youth set up. Actually Valdano has been surprised by the lack of real quality in the B team and has already said that there is no one he can offer a full time place in the 1st team squad to.
Ronaldo will play in Madrid next season according to MARCA but Perez must play 96 mill.. LINK
Reply to Madrids_Martyr:
no... now you have (ronaldo)
kaka made a good goal vs Egypt.