Real Madrid Hoping To Generate €100m Through Player Sales
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Real Madrid Hoping To Generate €100m Through Sales - Report
Plenty of players have arrived at the Bernabeu, but it is now time for some to leave...
Real Madrid may have spent all summer signing players, but they are now ready to commence a massive selling operation.
According to Marca, Los Merengues are hoping to raise around €100 million from the sale of six players: Arjen Robben (€25m), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (€20m), Mahamadou Diarra (€20m), Alvaro Negredo (€17m), Rafael van der Vaart (€15m) and Gabriel Heinze (€10m).
However, selling these players has not proven an easy task. Thus far, Huntelaar's case is the most advanced, with a €18m offer from Stuttgart on the table. The Dutch striker has not travelled to Ireland for the pre-season tour, but he is yet to commit to a move. Jorge Valdano has instructed him to make his mind up by Monday.
Negredo, meanwhile, is attracting interest from Villarreal and Sevilla, but they are refusing to pay Real Madrid's asking price. Therefore, a move to England seems most likely, and Tottenham Hotspur are the favourites at the moment. Madrid had tried to include him in a deal to buy David Villa, but Valencia were not interested.
Finally, Heinze is wanted by Marseille and his former club, Paris Saint-Germain, but they are both unwilling to match his current wages.
Robben, Van der Vaart and Diarra are still to attract any official bids. However, Madrid might compensate by selling Javi Garcia, who seems on the verge of joining Benfica, while Wesley Sneijder could be used in an exhcange deal to land Xabi Alonso, although that would not generate any money for Los Merengues.