Zhirkov!?? He's very good! Now that would be sweet.

Anyone else hates this loan deal for Huntelaar? This is so not something a big club does.

MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) - 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.

The nine-times European champions have already splashed around 215 million euros ($303 million) 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. (Writing by Mark Elkington; Editing by John O’Brien;

Anyone else hates this loan deal for Huntelaar? This is so not something a big club does.

Apparently, Adebayor is going to stay at Arsenal. Oh, darn.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/ju...-milan-transfer

Milan zoom in on Zhirkov

Milan are turning towards CSKA Moscow star Yuri Zhirkov for the left flank, but face competition from Chelsea.

The Rossoneri had secured Aly Cissokho for that role, but the move collapsed after the Porto man failed a medical.

It is now reported that the new target is Russian international Zhirkov, who is tactically versatile for his ability to play left-back or on the left side of midfield.

He turns 26 next month and has also been linked with former Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea.

Zhirkov was among the 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or in 2008 and named in the Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament.

It is claimed Zhirkov would like a move to Serie A, while his £10m price-tag is roughly what the Diavolo would’ve paid for Cissokho.

There is also news for Cissokho, as his failed medical due to a teeth problem has not been enough to shake off interest from other clubs.

French newspaper L’Equipe claims the Porto starlet is the focus of a tug-of-war between Olympique Lyonnais and Inter.

Apparently Braida and Galliani are in Spain for Huntelaar.

Original asking price was in the region of 30m (which is insane imo, we should get 2 of their Dutchies for that ammount [Sneijder pls] )

They're trying to negotiate a loan deal with option to buy which could surprisingly go through given the relationship between Perez and Galliani

#stated numerous time about my liking for Huntelaar...my preference would be for Van Dar Vaart to be honest but 2 out of those 3 would make me happy....a dutch trio now were can i remember that from (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Where would we play VdV?

We'd have to play 4-2-3-1 if we got him, were as Sneijder is a shoe in for that Seedorf position in the midfield...

If we're thinking like that why not get all 3 of them and give Seedorf in exchange to Real? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) You think they'd accept it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Huntelaar for 30m!??! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) They bought him for 20 or so and he's had a mediocre six months with them, how can his price have gone up? They really need the money and they don't know what they're saying! They should be happy with 15!

Huntelaar for 30m!??! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) They bought him for 20 or so and he's had a mediocre six months with them, how can his price have gone up? They really need the money and they don't know what they're saying! They should be happy with 15!