La Liga - Perez: We need two more signings

Eurosport - Sat, 04 Jul 14:24:00 2009

Real Madrid need to sign two more players and off-load about 10 to round off their summer transfer dealings, club president Florentino Perez has said.

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The nine-times European champions have already splashed around 215 million euros (£185m) on bringing striker Karim Benzema, winger Cristiano Ronaldo, playmaker Kaka and defender Raul Albiol to the Bernabeu.

"Now we need to calm down a little because squads usually have around 25 players and ours now has some 35," Perez told Spanish television station Cuatro.

"We need to concentrate our efforts on convincing some players that they will have to leave. It should not be forgotten there is a World Cup next summer and all our players want to play in it.

"If players aren't going to have the chance to participate here they'll want to do it somewhere else, to be able to make it to the World Cup.

"As to new signings, I think with two more we would have sufficient."

Perez was asked about Real's interest in Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.

"They are both great players but their clubs don't want to sell them, though in the world of football situations can change," he added.

Real have already sold Javier Saviola, and the Dutch contingent of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Royston Drenthe and Klaas Jan Huntelaar are all reportedly on the market.

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  1. Real Madrid enjoy a glorious football heritage and­ their tinge is undellible from the history of football.­ People keep talking about the Club as having profited­ from Franco's regime, but do not forget that Barça­ at that time won several trophies and reached semis in­ the CL. As a Moroccan Madridista I envite you to come­ to any Moroccan city during Real Madrid and Barcelona­ games, you will notice how peaple love their favorite­ club without falling in the trap of blind jalousy as it­ is the case in this forum. Real Madrid has won every­ single tilte in this world. So it is.

    From Mohammed, on Sat 4 Jul 11:41PM

  2. Csaba D nice 1 mate

    From bhskeldon, on Sat 4 Jul 11:39PM

  3. people who say Real Madrid are destroying football,­ have got sour graper written all over their faces. If­ the same thing happened to the club you support you­ guys would be over the moon. I just cant wait to see­ Real madrid in action next season.

    From Raimo K, on Sat 4 Jul 11:38PM

  4. Elnino, just sod off, 'everyone knows' etc,­ lol. everyone knows that Real Madrid are a more­ attractive club than your petty little Barcelona.­ Ronaldinho kept Barca waiting for weeks cause he was­ waiting for an offer from Madrid, Figo left when he was­ asked, etc etc.

    From Csaba, on Sat 4 Jul 11:21PM

  5. elnino, you are soooooo imaginative.........­ O_o

    Please, write a book about all information you­ have, about the little dictador Franco with such a­ power in Europe........XDDDDDD

    From Mike, on Sat 4 Jul 11:03PM
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    real madrid will not be able to win anything this­ season....players need time to gel 2gether....and mybe­ next seasons they will be SUPERB!!!

    From -sopi-, on Sat 4 Jul 10:55PM

  7. @#$% lah kaka, spoile is life in real. if he enter man­ c good future. real madrid really @#$% . madrid suck­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Kumara, on Sat 4 Jul 10:55PM
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    Spanish government­ helps­ them????????????????????

    HHAHAHAAHAHA

    Zapatero is a­ Barça`s fan. XDD

    Corrupt spanish banks???

    Maybe­ corrupt English banks, because the credit is from the­ islands. ;)

    From Mike, on Sat 4 Jul 10:54PM

  9. Everyone knows that at least 3 of Real Madrid's­ Europe cups were bought with the facist plunder of that­ murderer Franco. Corruption and fear were always on­ offer in the Santiago Bernabeu, so few officials­ resisted. Be ashamed facist Madrid pigs your history is­ a lie.

    From elnino, on Sat 4 Jul 10:53PM

  10. @comment 23 : You club is corrupt and half of its­ European Cups were won under Franco's regime. So­ they should not count in the last 20 years you have two­ Europeans Cups like us FACT.

    From elnino, on Sat 4 Jul 10:53PM

  11. they need a left back and a centre back. I dont think­ either Diarra is good enough and neither is gago so a­ solid sitting defensive minded midfielder could also­ maybe be bought. although Albiol is a really good CB Im­ still not sure about Pepe, plus they also need backup­ as well so it would make sense to sign another. Lucio­ would be a great signing for them, as he wants to leave­ bayern. Cant think of any left backs they could­ sign...

    Ive read about the a.cole situation but I­ really really hope this aint true. He is the best in­ that position and he's English so if chelsea lose­ him it will be impossible to replace him. yes zhirkov,­ but Im hoping he will be more of an attacker. plus­ againwe would be left with no backup in that position.

    From yip, on Sat 4 Jul 10:51PM

  12. Real Marid=General Franco Club i.e FULL OF­ SH--TE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From elnino, on Sat 4 Jul 10:51PM

  13. Ill just put it like this 10th champions league title­ & 32nd la liga title & than everyone can say­ that we bought it........A REAL FAN

    From bhskeldon, on Sat 4 Jul 10:45PM

  14. I still think Barcelona will beat them.

    From Faton, on Sat 4 Jul 10:44PM

  15. bhskeldon your exactly right all these people on here­ are just real madrid hatters plus their angry that all­ the best players in the world wanna join madrid and not­ their crappy teams

    From ricardotorres773, on Sat 4 Jul 10:39PM

  16. James D again talking about franco just get over­ yourself and stop hatting on madrid and spain you chat­ so much @#$%

    From ricardotorres773, on Sat 4 Jul 10:36PM

  17. REAL MADRID IS THE BIGGEST JOKE IN FOOTBALL,THEY WONT­ WIN ANYTHING WITH ALL THE SELFISH PLAYERS IN THEIR­ TEAM.

    From rafascrackingup, on Sat 4 Jul 10:30PM

  18. Real Mercenaries, not Real Madrid, folks.

    From First L, on Sat 4 Jul 10:26PM

  19. #18, great to hear a loyal RM fan. Later, when things­ don´t go well, these great players are later called­ MERCENARIES. You get players for obscene amount of­ money and expect them to make allegiance to the club­ and not for money, ironic, isn´t it? Did they come for­ the money or for the club? Would CR come for less?

    From First L, on Sat 4 Jul 10:26PM

  20. Dave,

    Spot on. Franco's army gets government­ favours. That is why Real are a blight on the modern­ game - they reek of corruption and fascism.

    From James D, on Sat 4 Jul 10:18PM
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