Big-spending Real backed by Blatter
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has defended Real Madrid's record-breaking £80million move for Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Spanish giants have agreed to shell out the huge sum just days after completing a big-money move for Brazilian superstar Kaka.
Real are also reported to be weighing up a move for Valencia striker David Villa, with another substantial outlay required in order to land the Spain international.
Their exploits in the transfer market have made a mockery of the ongoing global recession and have been blasted in some quarters.
However, FIFA supremo Blatter insists the recent dealings only go to prove that football remains in good shape despite the financial chaos which has engulfed the world.
"It means that our product is still a good product," Blatter said ahead of the Confederations Cup.
"If this is the game of the people, they need stars."
He added: "Okay, it is a lot of money, but he is performing.
"There is still demand to have a star.
"We are on the market, and we are on a very sensitive market nowadays because there is an economic crisis. In football, we are in still on the good market."
Blatter also believes that player valuations were inevitably going to rise as record-breaking deals which shocked the world have been going on for years.
"It was already $50 million (£30m) more than 10 years ago," he said, hinting at Inter Milan's purchase of Brazil international Ronaldo in 1997.
"So what is 80 million pounds now? That means there is still demand to have a star."
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i will say:lanjiao to u blatter!/
real are just buying their way to success
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and the fact that success is not even guarantee for those big $ transfers! if they have another cock up manager who can't manage the big egos for galacticos
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So whoever paid below 50 million is a slave?
Toolhead.
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so at least platini is fair