An emotional Kaka said he wants to etch his name into the Real Madrid history books as the Brazilian was presented at the Santiago Bernabéu for the first time since his move from AC Milan for a reported €68m fee. Having arrived in the Spanish capital early on Tuesday morning, the 27-year-old ended a long […]
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Karim Benzema is poised to become the latest big-name arrival at Real Madrid after Lyon accepted a bid from the Spanish side for the highly-rated France international. The 21-year-old is set to join Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo in signing a six-year contract at the Bernabeu after his French employers agreed to a 35million euro (£29.7million) […]
Barcelona have made a £37million bid for Spain striker David Villa as they prepare for life without Manchester City target Samuel Eto’o. Barca’s summer spending budget is only around £25m, meaning they would need to sell Eto’o to fund a move for Villa on top of their other targets. Nou Camp president Joan Laporta would […]
Interesting article on our La Liga site last week about whether Real Madrid overpaid for Kaka and Ronaldo. The post referenced a recent report by Frontier Economics this week. Frontier works in valuation exercises and in the sports/creative industries and recently did issued a report on what determines a footballer’s transfer fee and whether the […]
Interesting report by Frontier Economics this week. Frontier works in valuation exercises and in the sports/creative industries and recently did issued a report on what determines a footballer’s transfer fee and whether the recent transfers are worth the money being paid. According to Frontier that the record breaking €94 million (£80million) deal for Cristiano Ronaldo […]
In-demand Valencia striker David Villa has stated that he has already made a decision on where his future lies. Barcelona and Real Madrid are leading the chase for the Spanish striker, who is also reportedly wanted by Premier League giants Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea. Villa has previously stated his desire to remain in Spain […]
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This is an article that recently appeared on Soccer Tickets Online but I thought it was worth repeating here. There was an interesting article in the Times by Gabriele Marcotti on Why Real Madrid’s finances outstrip Manchester United. Marcotti went into some of the details as to why Madrid are so rich and Soccer Tickets […]
Barcelona finance director Xavier Sala i Martin is bewildered as to how Real Madrid are funding their summer spending spree. With a reported transfer budget of 300million euros at their disposal, Madrid president Florentino Perez has this week set about creating a second ‘galacticos’ era. The Spanish giants had a world-record bid of £80million for Portugal […]