The outlandish link was made in England and on Friday Marca ran
the story stating that a bid of aorund €20m should be enough to
bring Madrid to table for talks.
With few actual moves going through among Europe's elite due to the
European Championships, rumours are far outweighing facts and
Tottenham have been linked with a number of strikers.
Van Nistelrooy is seen as a key figure at the Bernabéu and his exit
would require los Merengues to find a replacement when all their
energies are focussed on prising Cristiano Ronaldo away from
Manchester United.
On July 1, the Dutch striker is 32 and while he is settled in
Madrid, Ramos' may have sizeable resources, but will not spend a
large proportion on a veteran.
While Berbatov remains at the club, it is well documented that
keeping him and looking for a smaller frontman to complete a
quartet of the Bulgarian, Darren Bent and Robbie Keane is the
aim.
Bernd Schuster held talks with the Madrid hierarchy earlier this
week and stated that very few new players would join the club,
while Ramos has given no indication to who he wants.
After signing Luka Modric out of the blue and capturing Giovani dos
Santos from Barcelona for just €6m proves that there could be a few
more surprises in store.