Rafael van der Vaart is ready to quit Real
Madrid for the Premiership.
Dutchman Van der Vaart, 27, pinpointed Chelsea and Liverpool as his preferred choices if he came to
England.
He said: “I have heard of the interest from Liverpool and Chelsea – and that is very flattering.
“If either of them were willing to offer me first-team football,
I will be honest that it would be very hard for me to not listen to
what they had to say. I think I have the relationship with Madrid
where they understand my position and would let me hold talks.
“I expect the majority of transfers to be concluded in the next
two weeks, and if Chelsea or
Liverpool wanted to talk with me
I would at the very least listen to what they have to say. They are
both giants, and if they could offer first-team football it may
prove impossible to turn down.
‘‘Real Madrid is the most prestigious club in the world and I am
happy here and also in Spain, but I am at the age where I have to
be playing first-team football. I am getting to the point where I
will be hitting my peak years and I need to spend those years at a
club where I will be playing regularly.
“The boss knows how much he plans to use me, and if he is
willing to listen to offers for me.”