However there could be a problem with the shutting of the English transfer market period. Both Clubs insist that the agreement was finalized before zero hour - shutting time. The paper work on the otherhand may have arrive late & here is the problem.
The German Club pays 13M€ & offers the player 4 seasons with a 4.5M€ salary per year. An offer dificult to refuse for a young player who can only keep on growing as a Football player. He joins ex Real Madrid Captain Raul & I am sure that Jurado will give many afternoons of joy to the Schalke fans.
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OSASUNA & ALMERIA played out a toughly fought out match that finished in a o - o draw.
Nice to see REAL SOCIEDAD back in the Spanish First Division again & with a 1-0 victory over VILLAREAL. Chances throughout the match that kept busy both keepers, but it was PRIETO in the 57th min that scored the winner for the home side.
Another game that put the goalkeepers of both sides in the spot-light with numerous saves as DEPORTIVO drew 0-0 with REAL ZARAGOZA.
One can only compare with the maximum rival - FC Barcelona - & REAL MADRID is light years behind at the start of this new 2010 - 2011 season. The Madrid giant with its array of new stars only managed to 0- 0 draw against MALLORCA who gave them plenty of trouble during the match.
Newly promoted HERCULES de Alicante hosted ATHLETIC DE BILBAO in the first match to go down 0-1 via a header from Spanish International FERNANDO LLORENTE of Bilbao. A rough & tumble affair with 9 yellow cards & 1 red card that looked more like a lower division clash than an "elite catagory" game.
So much was the desire of FC Barcelona Coach Guardiola to have the Swede out that the final deal goes like this, according to the very little information that has been given to media at this early stage of the official announcement by AC milan on its website:
The idea now is that Barça LOAN Ibrahimovic to AC Milan this year with an obligatory clause that forces Milan to buy the player at the end of the season. Thus Barça saves itself paying this season the players elevated "salary" & Milan pays Barça 30M€ ( not 40M€) for the buy. The payment would be in three parts so that Milan can pay without financial stresses.
It was a brilliant & complete match from Atletico who played much better & rightly deserved to win the Uefa Super Cup. Inter Milan suffered from lack of match rhythm & physical form as the game went on that saw a "stronger" Atletico gradually take control of the game.
Then in the 83rd min Atletico substituted Diego Forlan for Jurado & in the "mix up" a smart Simao surprised the Inter Milan defence to cross straight into the path of SERGIO AGUERO who scored the secind & the sealer.
The deal is rumoured to be around 22M€ + variables according to achieved “objectives”. The player will receive a 4 year contract with a yearly salary of 5.5M€. This signing suits the desire of Coach Guardiola who wished a substitute for the departed Yaya Toure who went to Manchester City.
In this situation, everyone loses out apparently as Barça gets back 40M€ from the initial 75M€ global investment (cash + Eto´o), Ibrahimovic would have to accept an important salary cut & Milan will have to make a heavy investment effort that will take three years to pay off. However, I get the feeling that AC Milan wins in this situation in reality, but that is another story for another day.
VILLAREAL went into their 2ºleg match with a 5 goal advantage with a B - side which managed to win 1-2 DNEPR MOGILEV. The home team scored first via YURCHENKO, but Villareal cancelled any "hopes" of a comeback with two goals from NILMAR & M.RUBEN.
Totally diffrent affair for GETAFE who took a 1-0 1ºleg advantage to Cyprus & nearly lost. APOEL allowed Getafe to win with missed chances & a missed penalty. Although ALMEIDA scored for Apoel in the 41st min their lack of finishing allowed the Spaniards off the hook to go into extra-time. Here a goal area scrumble that put the ball into the Apoel net via an own goal by SOLOMOU in the 98th min finally pulled the game out of the Cyprus teams grasp. Getafe took control & shut out any chance to protect their 2 goal advantage for the rest of extra-time. Final score a 1 - 1 draw ( 1-2 agg to Getafe)
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As you can see ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC started after both Barça & AC Milan spent most of the day negotiating the possibility of the Swede moving to Milan. The final outcome is that discussions will continue tomorrow were a LOAN & NOT a transfer buy is the viable option.
The 2ºhalf saw changes with Ibrahimovic taking a "break" & stars like Pique, Alves, Busquets, Pique, Pedro, Messi & Bojan came on to get a run. This gave Barça some freshness early & in the 48th min DAVID VILLA scored his first goal for Barça after he nicked in a ball from another signing Adriano. However, while Barça missed some chances two AC Milan veterans showed their magic in the 68th min when INZAGHI volleyed a superb goal from a Seedrof pass that was just like the old days. The match finished in a 1 - 1 draw & both sides went to the penalty shoot-out stage.
Here are their names:
In reference to the last name, Juventus offers 14M€ while Real Madrid wishes 16M€, plus to complicate things, Coach Mourinho is hesitant to let go Van Der Vaart because he lacks a 3ºrd forward. However, the Club along with the Directives, wishes to transfer Van Der Vaart & in the process receive some valuable “cash flows”.
Top (L to R): Casillas, Ramos, Khedira, Alonso, Carvalho, Ronaldo
Not many REAL MADRID 2010-2011 TEAM PHOTOS circulating at this moment, so I managed to find this one taken tonight ater winning 2-0 the "Santiago Bernabeu Trophy" against Uruguayan Club Peñarol. 
Sevilla FC fought with pride & KANOUTE scored in the 92nd min for his teams 3ºrd goal but the damage had already been done. Sevilla FC lose the Champions League prelimanary & experience the first big deception of the new 2010-2011 season.
On other front, AC MILAN has acknowledged that they have entered conversions with FC BARCELONA for forward ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC. The Italian Club travels to Barcelona to play Barça next Wednesday in their “season friendly opener for their members” – The Gamper Trophy – where both Clubs will discuss face to face the future of the Swedish International. Stay tuned!
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Local press speculates that the substitute for Squillaci at Sevilla FC could be Argentine International & Bayern Munich defender Demichelis. Apparently the player has experienced a “fall-out” with his Coach Van Gaal & this could motive the German Club to allow the player to leave. But this is all rumour & it will be wise to wait & see how things evolve in this front.
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All this & LIONEL MESSI who put in his first new season HAT-TRICK with goals in the 24th, 43rd & 90th min. The man is totally diffrent with Barça, a World Class act, that for some unknown reason does not shine when he plays with Argentina.
The other goal - the opener - was an own goal by Sevilla FC player KONKA in the 13th min after PEDRO dribbled pass 3 defenders to shoot at goal.
Agosto
