Jorge Valdano is
apparently looking at strengthening Real
Madrid's defence this summer by
signing Gael
Clichy from Arsenal.
The former sporting director looks as though he could make a return
to the club, if Florentino Perez wins back his presidency, and he
is already making plans for the transfer window.
Left-back has been a troubled position for Madrid this season too,
with Gabriel
Heinze putting in
some below-par performances over the course of the campaign.
Hence, AS reports
that Valdano is keen on bringing in Clichy, who is not only young,
but is highly-rated around Europe and has plenty of
experience.
At the age of 24, the Frenchman has played over 100 matches for the
London side and has also played for his country for a few years. It
is thought that it would cost around €17 million to prise him away
from Arsenal and, with Perez likely to bring big money to spend,
this figure does not seem too unreasonable.
Also on the Valdano radar is Patrice Evra, but with relations
between Manchester United and Madrid nearly at an all-time low,
that move seems highly unlikely to happen.
Another defender who has been rumoured to be moving to Spain is
Maicon, the Brazilian right-back who has impressed greatly for
Inter recently.
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