[official] Real strike Albiol deal
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Real Madrid are reported to have finalised a deal for Valencia defender Raul Albiol.
The 23-year-old Spanish international was a reported target for Liverpool, but he now looks set to join the new Florentino Perez era at Madrid.
Madrid have already splashed out more than £140million to land attacking targets Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, but new boss Manuel Pellegrini is also wanting to bolster his defensive options.
Liverpool's Alvaro Arbeloa is high on the list, but Albiol was his first choice and a €15million deal is understood to have been agreed.
Albiol is ready to finalise the move when he returns from Confederations Cup duty with Spain, when he will pen a five-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Speaking from South Africa after Spain's shock semi-final defeat to USA, Albiol insisted that he was in the dark over the transfer.
"The truth is that I did not know anything because we had a game," he said.
"Let's see if I hear something on Thursday. "
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They really do print money. And if Ribery comes..........
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Official
Los Merengues made the news official with a statement on their club website and Valencia quickly followed suit with a similar announcement that a deal had been agreed.
"Real Madrid and Valencia CF have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Raul Albiol, an accord that will come into effect next week after the usual medical and the signing of a contract by the player," Madrid's notice read.
"The international defender, aged 23, will sign for the club for the next five seasons and will be presented next week."
Valencia's statement was similar in tone, but los Che did wish the player good luck in his new surroundings at the Santiago Bernabeu.
"The club want to highlight the exemplary behaviour that Albiol has had throughout his time at Valencia and the club would like to wish the best of luck in the new chapter in his career."Goal.com
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Lolx RM is really........................ many money to throw away?
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Originally posted by Chris88110:
They really do print money. And if Ribery comes..........
they borrow money from banks lor. no banks in spain will dare to bankrupt RM la lol :) -
Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):
Lolx RM is really........................ many money to throw away?
ronaldo and kaka will sell alot of jerseys for RM, as we speak, if you are a RM fan, I am sure you will go and buy a RM jersey and maybe put ronaldo or kaka behind your jersey, yes no lol :)