Dortmund´s Metzelder set for Real switch
German international defender Christoph Metzelder, pictured in
2006, will leave Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund to join Spanish
giants Real Madrid next season, Dortmund coach Thomas Doll revealed
on Sunday.
BERLIN (AFP) - German international defender Christoph Metzelder
will leave Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund to join Spanish giants
Real Madrid next season, Dortmund coach Thomas Doll revealed on
Sunday.
The 26-year-old centre-back has made 30 appearances for his country
and was named by national coach Joachim Loew in the squad for next
month's Euro 2008 qualifiers against San Marino and Slovakia.
Having admitted in interviews he has been learning Spanish for
months, Metzelder's switch to Madrid has been one of the worst kept
secrets in football, but Doll finally confirmed it on Sunday.
"Christoph Metzelder will go to Real Madrid next season and we are
looking for another defender to replace him," Doll told German
television channel DSF.
The move has yet to be confirmed by the Spanish side, but an
announcement is expected by Real after La Liga finishes on
Sunday.