Champions League - Platini slams 'abnormal' Real

Eurosport - Thu, 02 Jul 14:41:00 2009

UEFA president Michel Platini has slammed Real Madrid's spending spree, saying the sums of money paid for players are "not normal" and questioning whether they actually have the money.

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Real took their recent spending to around 215 million euros when they signed French striker Karim Benzema from Lyon.

Benzema will follow Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazilian playmaker Kaka and Spanish defender Raul Albiol to the Bernabeu Stadium.

"Does the club making such enormous transfers have the money or not?," Platini asked in L'Equipe.

"The Ronaldo transfer, personally, puts a question to me, but then, if Real has a guarantee from banks...

"Personally, I can't understand that you can spend 90 million euros on a player," Platini added.

"But I remember the transfer of (Diego) Maradona from Barcelona to Napoli (in 1984). It must have been for the equivalent of 6.5 million euros and people already found it indecent.

"I think there's something not normal in there. I don't like all that, and even less the fact that today, contracts are being signed only to be breached.

"But then again, if the clubs have the money, what can I do ?"

Reuters

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  1. arrogant real spending money for succes dint work for­ city so why should it work for you. uefas should put a­ cap on transfer fees and the amount of top players­ teams can buy. dirty tactics as weel swooping on other­ peoples potential targets. lets hope they crach and­ burn and the egos and careers go with it

    From jay or jam jam, on Thu 2 Jul 5:04PM
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    Ahhhh shut it M. FATINI go for a jog instead of­ spouting B O LL O CKS.

    From Cerberus, on Thu 2 Jul 4:52PM

  3. #1 that's really awesome and smart of you but then­ Real could buy about 10 world class players for very­ little money..that wouldn't change anything ...you­ saw what the players said : they only left because Real­ called them..thats why they didn't go to united or­ city...that was the case with Benzema too, united­ offered more money and salary but he wanted to go to­ Real, as did Kaka with city in january

    From Isti, on Thu 2 Jul 4:51PM

  4. humphred t; The caps lock is immediately left of the­ 'a' key

    From , on Thu 2 Jul 4:44PM
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    Michel Platini, may be you are jealous. During your­ time you did not command such a fee. Please leave real­ madrid alone. Did they come to you for money.
    KEVIN,­ NIGERIA.

    From tinselgroup, on Thu 2 Jul 4:39PM
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    PLATINI LEAVE REAL FOR NOW, TALK ABOUT BARCA'S­­ ATTITUDE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF A PLAYER WHO HAVE­­ GIVEN ALL FOR THEM AND HAS JUST 1 YEAR LEFT IN HIS­­ CONTRACT. THE WAY BARCA IS DEALING WITH ETO'O YOU­­ HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT TOO. I AM BARCA FON BUT FOR ME­ REAL IS­ BETTER COZ THEY ARE INVESTING BUT BARCA­ GREEEEEEDY AND A MONEY­ HUNGER CLUB.
    WHY ARE TURNING­ YOUR FACE AWAY ALL THINGS THAT MATTERS?

    From humphred, on Thu 2 Jul 3:16PM
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    PLATINI LEAVE REAL FOR NOW, TALK ABOUT BARCA'S­­ ATTITUDE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF A PLAYER WHO HAVE­­ GIVEN ALL FOR THEM AND HAS JUST 1 YEAR LEFT IN HIS­­ CONTRACT. THE WAY BARCA IS DEALING WITH ETO'O YOU­­ HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT TOO. I AM BARCA FON BUT FOR ME­ REAL IS­ BETTER COZ THE ARE TRYING TO INVESTING BUT­ BARCA IS A MONEY­ HUNGER CLUB. SHAME ON LAPOTA

    From humphred, on Thu 2 Jul 3:07PM

  8. I think a transfer cap should be placed that a club­ participating in any Uefa tournements cant spend no­ more then 100m euros per season. have a squad of­ maximum 25 players that can participate in first team­ gamers. Also clubs like real who only buy these­ expensive players to use there names to sell shirts and­ stuff should be ashamed. Also wat will happen to FAKE­ madrid when 6+5 rule comes in as real hardly use 3­ spanish players in there team. see what they will do­ with all the so called galacticos then.

    From chirag1512000, on Thu 2 Jul 3:06PM
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    PLATINI LEAVE REAL FOR NOW, TALK ABOUT BARCA'S­ ATTITUDE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF A PLAYER WHO HAVE­ GIVEN ALL FOR THE AND HAS JUST 1 YEAR LEFT IN HIS­ CONTRACT. THE WAY BARCA IS TDEALING WITH ETO'O YOU­ HAVE TALK IT TOO. I AM BARCA FON BUT FOR ME REAL IS­ BETTER COZ THE ARE INVESTING BUT MY CLUB IS A MONEY­ HUGER CLUB.

    From humphred, on Thu 2 Jul 2:57PM
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    what is your problem with real,did any one ask for your­ contribution if no then keep quiet and watch.
    USMAN­ ,NIGERIA.

    From usmovic, on Thu 2 Jul 2:54PM

  11. "But then again, if the clubs have the money, what­ can I do ?"

    Place a transfer cap so no more than­ £30 million can be spent on one player?

    From vulcanraven01, on Thu 2 Jul 2:48PM
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