Diarra to Real Madrid

If he doesn't want to play for us then sod him, he's far from the best DM there is. NEXT!!!
 
Done deal to Real now according to the Mail: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1095610/EXCLUSIVE-Real-Madrid-beat-Manchester-City-20m-signing-Portsmouth-midfielder-Diarra.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... iarra.html</a>
 
EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid beat Manchester City to £20m signing of Portsmouth midfielder Diarra
By Ashley Gray

Real Madrid have agreed the £20million signing of Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra, Sportsmail understands.

The Spanish champions are on the verge of completing a deal for the 23-year-old, who had been Manchester City boss Mark Hughes' No 1 target for the January transfer window.
Hughes hoped to sign the cultured holding midfielder after fears that 35-year-old Dietmar Hamann was no longer up to the job.


But City's £18m interest in France international was blown out of the water by Real, who appear ready to back new boss Juande Ramos in the transfer market.
The former Tottenham boss has a long list of targets, which are thought to include wingers Ashley Young, of Aston Villa, and Aaron Lennon, of Spurs. He also wants a striker, but a defensive midfielder was an absolute priority.


Holland striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will arrive from Ajax in January but Ramos asked Real sporting director Predrag Mijatovic to make the move for Diarra after assessing the hole left in midfield by a knee injury to Mali international Mahamadou Diarra and health problems associated with Ruben de la Red. Both will miss the rest of the season.

It is understood that Manchester City were ready to offer Lassana Diarra more money than Real Madrid, but it appears the former Arsenal and Chelsea player will not even get chance to talk to the Eastlands hierarchy.
Former Liverpool and Newcastle midfielder Hamann has struggled for consistency this season and Hughes had tried Vincent Kompany in the holding midfield role this season, though the Belgium international is more comfortable at centre-half.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp was also thought to be keen on teaming up again with his former Portsmouth star, but Real are expected to agree in the next 48 hours a four-and-a-half-year deal with Diarra, who is attractive to Ramos because he can also play right back.
Real had not wanted to pay more than £9m for a player who cost Portsmouth £5.5m during the last January transfer window, but the Manchester City effect has forced an inflated fee.
City, owned by the wealthy Abu Dhabi United Group, have huge funds to spend next month and signed Brazil forward Robinho from Real for a British record £34m on September 1.
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Knackers
 
If Hughes wants him we should just outbid Real. Let's see how big their bank account is !

Before anyone starts on me........................

...............

It aint our money. It's just a few more barrels of oil !!
 
At the moment we can only compete with teams like Real Madrid on money we are miles away from them everywhere else. I for one wouldn't want us to pay well over the top for Diarra just to keep him away from Real Madrid. He aint no world beater. If they have bid £20m for him then they are obviously fucked in the head.
 
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guillembalague.com/rumores_desp.php?titulo=Diarra%20update:%20Madrid%20face%20competition%20from%20City&id=126" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guillembalague.com/rumores_d ... ity&id=126</a>


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16/12/2008

Diarra update: Madrid face competition from City


In spite of Real Madrid's confidence that they are close to agreeing a deal with Portsmouth for the 23 year old midfielder Lassana Diarra (here), it appears that a late intervention by Manchester City could thwart the La Liga side from getting their man.

As we reported earlier, Diarra had been on the verge of travelling to the Spanish capital today, but has been told by Portsmouth Executive chairman Peter Storrie to postpone finalising a deal with Real Madrid: at least until he has listened to an offer from Manchester City who have pledged to beat any offer and package offered by the Spanish champions
 
Funny.

Madrid to Storrie: "£20m"
City: £25m
Madrid:£30m
City:£40m
Madrid: £50m final offer
City: £650m in cash delivered by hand in next 30 minutes.

We could piss a lot of ppl off.
 
as far a feel yh we have gt the money but can we attarct sum1 away from real madrid and make them cum to city it depends what his mtivation is or nay players motivation we sign if it is money then they will cum but tht is most likely to be a motivation of a old player look in for a pay day ie buffon the problem is we need gd world class players and they will be motivated by winnings things and at the moment at city tht is nt goin to happen unless sum1 can sell the dream of being part of history of the start of somthing new but then they will just look at r current league postion
 
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