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REAL MADRID: VAN NISTELROOY CLOSE TO STUTTGART

It’s not Stoke City, Tottenham, Liverpool nor West Ham, according
to the local sports daily "AS" the “scoop” is that the Club were
REAL MADRID Dutch forward RUUD VAN NISTELROOY will be
playing soon is STUTTGART.

The paper publishes that within the next 24-48 hours the German
Club will be negotiating to shut all the details (including the medical
exam) & take the Dutchman over to the Budesliga. The 33 year
old Real Madrid player finishes contract at the end of the season,
& without playing time sees his chances of going to the World
Cup in danger. The Spanish Club doesn’t wish to halt or be an
obstacle in Van Nistelrooy´s World Cup objective & has allowed
the player to leave before finishing his contract.

Having said this, it is not all over until the fat lady sings, although
this is a local journalist “scoop” the contract has still to be shut.
Stay tuned!

REAL MADRID: LIVERPOOL WISHES VAN NISTELROOY ON LOAN

Speculation is hot from England that LIVERPOOL FC is negotiating
with REAL MADRID the possible loan of Dutch forward RUUD VAN
NISTELROOY. One would suspect that Liverpool expects “a favour”
from the Spanish team after they managed to pull away their key
midfielder Xabi Alonso this season.

Liverpool Coach Benitez sees in Van Nistelrooy the prefect substitute
to Fernando Torres whose injuries are causing him to miss vital games,
apart from complementing if needed. The Dutchman has Premier
experience, has goal on his mind & wants desperately to play as to
assure a place on the Dutch National squad for the upcoming South
Africa World Cup.

The only obstacle said at this moment between Clubs is who will pay
the high salary that the Real Madrid player receives by contract. Real
Madrid wishes Liverpool to pay, something the English Club wishes
to avoid. Stay tuned!

VAN NISTELROOY & BOJAN KRKIC RESPECTIVELY ON AC ROMA & ARSENAL AGENDAS?

Some interesting news coming out of the Spanish Sports Daily “AS”
in reference to the upcoming “Winter Transfer Market” comments
on two players that affect both Real Madrid & FC Barcelona.

Firstly, the REAL MADRID forward RUUD VAN NISTELROOY maybe
loaned to AC ROMA for free if we are to believe Italian daily
“Corriere dello Sport”. Secondly, that English Premier League Club
ARSENAL wishes to incorporate a forward & has set its sights now
on FC BARCELONA youngster BOJAN KRKIC if we are to believe
English paper “The Daily Star”, were earlier indications also placed
Van Nistelrooy as an option.

Van Nistelrooy has interest from Tottenham & was on Arsenal´s agenda
as well as the player only wishes to play, get European coverage &
secure a place in the Dutch International team for the upcoming World
Cup 2010. Arsenal looks at Bojan to fill the hole of injured Van Persie
& could offer 9M€ for the player. However, in this case FC Barcelona
may not sell at all & the player who is still young could be reluctant to
leave his home for foreign soil. The most probable solution & /or
option is a loan with a return trip ticket.

Stay tuned!

Let’s kill a couple of birds with one stone (or better said with a
single post). A few interesting news pieces have appear this
afternoon on the Spanish sporting press digital editions ,
especially “AS” & "Marca", all making reference to REAL MADRID.

Firstly, according to Turkish sources, concretely Turkish media
Milliyet, a GALATASARAY official Haldun Ustunel flew to Holland
to come to an agreement with REAL MADRID forward VAN
NISTELROOY for next season. This may have some truth if the
Dutch forward senses that he does not enter into the plans of Real
Madrid Presidential candidate - & expected winner – Florentino
Perez. Until now it is pure speculation.

Ex Real Madrid player ZINEDINE ZIDANE has publicly acknowledged
that he will have a decisive executive role in the Florentino Perez
team, if the latter wins next months Presidential elections. This is
old news, the interesting comment came latter when he insinuated
– quiet directly- to Europe 1 media that if he had to make a choice
he would choose FRANCK RIBERY over CRISTIANO RONALDO

Speaking of Ribery, local media “Marca” & German paper “TZ” have
assured that BAYERN MUNICH would look favourably at transferring
its French International to REAL MADRID if WESLEY SNEIJDER
entered into the operation – plus some cash obviously. INTER MILAN
has also enquired about the Dutch midfielder, BUT Sneijder has
recently said that he wishes to make a success of his Real Madrid
adventure.

Remember, all theses stories are currently rumour & speculations.

GERMAN "SPORT BILD" VOTES MESSI BEST FORWARD IN EUROPE. SEE THE TOP 10 LIST

(photo courtesy of Sport Bild)

German magazine “Sport Bild” has published its Top 50 list of "Best
Forwards in European Football". Spain grabs all the attention as out of
the Top 10, 7 play in Spanish Football (3 are Spanish born). Argentine
International & FC BARCELONA star LEONEL MESSI tops the list as
Nº1 , with ex- German Football player, ex-National Team Selector & now
General Manager of Bayern Leverkusen, RUDI VOLLER saying … “Messi
for me is the absolute Nº1, you cannot not be a fan with the way he plays”.
FC BARCELONA team-mate SAMUEL ETO ´O follows in second place &
in third position is VALENCIA CF & Spanish International star DAVID
VILLA.

Here is the Top 10 (from list of 50; link above):

.1. LEONEL MESSI (FC BARCELONA)