Sunday, March 26, 2006

Real Madrid facing compo dilemma for players

Real Madrid president Fernando Martin faces a massive compensation bill if he is to overhaul the squad in the summer.

DiarioSport says none of the senior players earmarked for sale will ask for transfers in the summer and will only budge if Real agree to contract pay-outs.
Ronaldo, Robert Carlos, Zinedine Zidane, Thomas Gravesen, Ivan Helguera and Raul are all being touted around Europe by agents - but none will leave unless Real cover part of their remaining contracts.
This is sure to affect Martin's summer transfer budget and the club's chances of attracting a quality coach for next season.