by Green Arrow Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:49 am
zizoued wrote: Super Madrid wrote: kas wrote:I don't know why everyone assumes he'll be sold next summer. It's not necessarily true - Madrid may well not renew their interest. Or he could get injured. A lot can happen in one year.
True because most madrid fans(me included) thought that after last season we were gonna go for Kaka for again the next summer but this summer has been all about Ronaldo. hopefully by next summer some of the hype has gone down. if we had to get a big name player i would much prefer Kaka even though he would be even harder to fit in.
Right said. Maybe Calderon is using a smokescreen to sign him. Remember Milan/Galliani doing that for Adebayor, and getting Ronaldinho. I'd be over the mooon if this is same with Calderon and Cristiano as the deviation from the real purchase, Kaka.
Not so fast donkeys.....here is t'latest!
My £100m is still being kept warm in Calderone fat wallet!
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18/07/2008 18:08
Calderón: Ronaldo? Done DealReal Madrid Ramón Calderón has insisted on the success of the Cristiano Ronaldo deal, going as far as to say that the Portuguese is expected at Santiago Bernabéu in two weeks' time. The last Real Madrid board meeting before summer holidays took place yesterday afternoon at the club's stadium. Calderón's board of directors was anxiously eager to hear what the chairman had to say on the summer transfers, specially on the interest in Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael van der Vaart.
Calderón started the meeting by saying that Real Madrid will have an impressive budget of €400 million for the next season, which was applauded by the entire boardroom.
He went on to comment on the status of Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer, ensuring that he is tranquil over the success of the deal.
"Relax, he won't say no now. We won't miss on him. You can be sure of that. In ten or fifteen days we will arrive," Calderón said.
Not even Ronaldo's ankle injury appears to have cooled Real Madrid's interest in the Portugal international, with reports suggesting the Spanish champions to be readying an offer worth £100 million. Calderón further added that Van der Vaart is on the brink of completing a move to Real Madrid, having revealed that the Holland international will arrive for a fee in the region of £12 million.
He also informed that Julio Baptista and Roberto Soldado are on their way out of Santiago Bernabéu and that their sales will help the club finance their bid for Ronaldo.