Saturday, 23 August 08, 05:46 AM
Real Madrid have ended the Robinho conflict by announcing they will
discuss an amicable resolution with the player so that he can complete his dream move to Chelsea.The 24 year old former Santos wunderkind is now expected
to depart the Spanish capital within the next few days, leaving Los Merengues the need to fill the void.Barcelona-based daily Sport has now
speculated that the La Liga champions have made Sevilla’s Diego Capel a favourite to take over from the Brazilian at the left flank. If so, it will set up a tantalizing tug of war with arch
rivals Barcelona in final week of the transfer market.The
Blaugrana have been chasing the sprightly left winger ever since they failed to lure David Silva from Valencia. But there have been no reports so far of the Catalan behemoths making any official approach for Capel and it is believed that they are not in any desperate need to sign
him.Capel made his international debut for Spain in midweek in the
0-3 win at Denmark. Coming on as a half-time substitute, he helped turn the game around in favour of La Furia
Roja and made quite an impression with his dazzling display and two assists.Although that was only one game, he has showed that at just 20 years of age,
he can cope with the pressure, expectations and hype on the pitch; the three key ingredients that accompany a big move to any major club. Capel’s
profile will suite Madrid perfectly. He only has a buy-out clause of €15 million, less than half of what the
blancos are expected to get from the sale of Robinho and he is a near-identical player to O Principe. The club president, Ramón Calderón has also previously stated that he would like to have more
Spanish internationals in his squad and Capel certainly looks like a player who will have a long future ahead of him with La Selección.
Another advantage for Los Blancos is that Capel’s agent is also the brother of Madrid rightback, Sergio Ramos.
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