Arjen
Robben will head a clear-out of Real
Madrid's
Dutch players in the summer if Florentino Perez takes the helm at
the Bernabeu as he seeks to rebuild the squad, at least according
to one report.
Wesley
Sneijder, Rafael van der
Vaart, Ruud van
Nistelrooy and
Royston
Drenthe will all be
offered to other clubs also as the Spanish giants look to bring in
the players that will form the new president's ideal
team.
Perez wants to raise funds and create space in the Madrid ranks
for the stars that he hopes to attract, including Cristiano
Ronaldo, who he
believes would be incompatible with Robben, Marca
state.
While clubs would be interested in the former PSV and Chelsea
star, Los Merengues are tipped to ask for €30 million, just under
what they paid for him two-and-a-half year ago.
Another aspect that has not impressed Perez about the choice of
Robben is that he joined Madrid with a reputation for being
injury-prone and has suffered
numerous lay-offs during his time at the club.
When he plays the team benefits, but when he does not there is
no back-up, and that is why, Marca say, the man that looks
set to be named as the president again in June, will seek to find a
more reliable option.
The other Dutch players are also all set to be told that they
can find new clubs as they have not done enough to earn a place in
the team that Perez is planning at Madrid.
Only Huntelaar has shown that he could be a star and will be
kept on to head the front line, with Perez even mooting over
whether to tell Raul his time at the the club is over.
Stories regarding Madrid's summer activity have focussed mainly
around the players that that the would-be president will look to
sign to secure votes at the election, but Marca believe
that they now have the correct information regarding those who
will be sold.
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