Manchester United accept €90m CR7 bid from Perez
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it was always going to happen,how to Real manage to get the superstars so easily? Ronaldo will be a huge loss to the Premier League,there seems to be a shift in the best league mantle now,with La Liga now housing Kaka,Ronaldo,Messi,Xavi and possibly Ibra

mikeoneill16 wrote:

it was always going to happen,how to Real manage to get the superstars so easily? Ronaldo will be a huge loss to the Premier League,there seems to be a shift in the best league mantle now,with La Liga now housing Kaka,Ronaldo,Messi,Xavi and possibly Ibra

La Liga should be a lot of fun next season.

How are Real Madrid funding this?  It's not the government again is it?
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Liam wrote:

How are Real Madrid funding this?  It's not the government again is it?

I heard Sid Lowe (World Soccer's Spanish correspondent) saying Perez will have to go to the bank(s) to secure the funds. I'd love to know which bank!

Liam wrote:

How are Real Madrid funding this?  It's not the government again is it?

From what I've gathered through various media sources, a decent amount of the money is coming from Perez himself.

He's a billionaire, so he's not short of a bob or two, but you can imagine how the merchandise streams will shoot up now that both Kaka and Ronaldo are at the club so Perez will probably think that he'll make all his investment back (and then some) prior to both player's contracts expiring.

Some columnist also drew attention to the fact that Ronaldo's a big Nike star moving to a big Adidas team - apparently this will force Nike to spend more on promoting Ronaldo to remind everyone that he's Nike's boy which in turn will raise Real Madrid's merchandising returns due to their affiliation with Ronaldo.

Can't rule out some form of 'assistance' from the Spanish government or Royal family though, can we?
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I know Perez had to guarantee 51m to stand for election, and he is very wealthy, but then so are Berlusconi and Abramovich and they're watching their spending these days.

For the same money it cost for Kaka and C.Ronaldo you could buy Newcastle and revamp the squad! Not that you'd want to.

There's a good articles on the beeb website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8094864.stm

Liam wrote:

How are Real Madrid funding this?  It's not the government again is it?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/...chester_united/article6478713.ece

I was reading an article in the Irish Examiner today and apparently Real's transfer tirade is being part funded by a Catalan bank..bit of a shocker I must say

I wonder if they'll have the sense to see past buying attacking players in this new 'Galacticos' era.

Kaka and Ronaldo will definitely be interesting to see in the same team. Will be another 2 horse race next year for La Liga imo.

Oh well, as much as I like some of the individual players like Kaka it'll be funny to see them knocked out of Europe and pipped to the Spanish league title again next year. So fingers crossed for that.

A note of sad lament for Real Betis who have been relegated. one of my joint favourite teams in La Liga along with Sevilla and Barcelona.
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Si wrote:

I wonder if they'll have the sense to see past buying attacking players in this new 'Galacticos' era.

They need at least three quality players (2CH 1LB) to shore up that dreadful defence. Here's hoping they neglect that side of things.

I hate everything the club stands for. Hopefully see them in the Champions league again this year......  
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Micky wrote:

I hate everything the club stands for. Hopefully see them in the Champions league again this year......

Agreed.  Juve's win over them in 2003 is one of my most satisfying football memories.  ITV's advert for the game only showed Real Madrid players.  Des Lynam said on TV before the first leg "We all want Real Madrid to win tonight don't we?".  Ronaldo9 on here was telling everyone how Real were going to tear us apart and dominate Europe for years to come.

And then the matches were played where this "wonderful" side could only win the first leg with an offside goal, and then got smashed 3-1 in Turin.  Real's goal was a last minute consolation.

Cue Ronaldo9's many excuses, and undoubtedly tears for Des Lynam and co at ITV as their beloved side got thumped.  Perfect.

The funniest thing is they haven't got beyond the 1st knockout round since then.
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So, it's 'Death to the Madrid Royals' all round then, yes?


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Mezz wrote:

So, it's 'Death to the Madrid Royals' all round then, yes?

Indeed.

For me it's a no brainer. They're a club that is synonomous with Franco's oppressive regime. Their riciculous transfer policy makes me hate them even more.

I started following Barca after reading the Jimmy Burns book about them, and loved what they stood for; Catalan identity, local pride etc.
Nowadays they have pay Unifec money and have their name on their shirt, and I believe they also employ some sort of wage cap policy.

Anyway, got that off my chest. Here's to another season of failure at the Bernabeu in 09/10.

Si wrote:

I started following Barca after reading the Jimmy Burns book about them, and loved what they stood for; Catalan identity, local pride etc.

ive just ordered burns' book along with brilliant orange. they should satisfy all the reading i need for my summer holidays  

Liam wrote:

Micky wrote: I hate everything the club stands for. Hopefully see them in the Champions league again this year......   Agreed.  Juve's win over them in 2003 is one of my most satisfying football memories.  ITV's advert for the game only showed Real Madrid players.  Des Lynam said on TV before the first leg "We all want Real Madrid to win tonight don't we?".  Ronaldo9 on here was telling everyone how Real were going to tear us apart and dominate Europe for years to come. And then the matches were played where this "wonderful" side could only win the first leg with an offside goal, and then got smashed 3-1 in Turin.  Real's goal was a last minute consolation. Cue Ronaldo9's many excuses, and undoubtedly tears for Des Lynam and co at ITV as their beloved side got thumped.  Perfect. The funniest thing is they haven't got beyond the 1st knockout round since then.

Good times.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/...opean_football/article6493139.ece

About Perez. Read it. Don't be so harsh.
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