Florentino Perez confident about beating Barcelona for Fabregas
Spanish newspaper Marca reports that English Premier League team, Arsenal, would be asking at least 45 million euros for their star midfielder and Spanish international Cesc Fabregas (22). Fabregas has reportedly told Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, that he wants to leave the club at the end of the season. This would have attracted the interest of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who is reportedly confident of trumping Barcelona for Fabregas. With Barcelona facing presidential elections this year, Perez is convinced that Arsenal is not interested in negotiating with Barcelona’s presidential candidates and would prefer to deal directly with Real Madrid.
Calderon’s Real Madrid failed to include ‘anti-FC Barcelona clause’ for Robinho
Real Madrid is accustomed to adding the so-called ‘fear clauses’ in their transfer contracts, according to Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo. In other words, for a footballer not counted on by the merengue’s coach and loaned out to another club, that player is prevented by the ‘clause’ from being included in the line-up when his team faces Real Madrid. An approach used by the club so as not to be humiliated by the loaned-out player, something that if it happens will enrage the club’s own fans and be the delight of their rivals.
Responsible for the implementation of these clauses was Samuel Eto’o, who was often on target for Mallorca when playing against Real Madrid. The player was initially loaned to Mallorca before his full transfer in 2000. Whenever Eto’o scored his goal against Real Madrid, he would dedicate that goal to Florentino Perez, reminding him of his mistake. That situation was repeated when he played for Barcelona, which makes the insult doubly worse.
Perez prays that Robinho does not end up in Barcelona
Catalan sports paper Sport reports that Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, has apparently given express orders to his executives to to inform him of the developments in the negotiations between Barcelona and Manchester City which will see the Brazilian join the Catalan side. Pérez was heavily involved in Los Blancons’ most difficult recruitment of the player and has earned the trust and affection of the player in his most delicate moments, including the crisis of Robinho’s mother abduction.
Florentino has always been convinced that Robinho, sooner or later, will show his full capability as a star player. And now, with the player’s arrival at the Camp Nou is about to materialise, he continues to mourn the bad management of his predecessor, Ramon Calderon. It has to be remembered that the former president, with Bernd Schuster as coach, was responsible for ending Robinho’s stay at Real Madrid.
Election: Sandro Rosell with Florentino Perez at Masfurroll’s book launching
Catalan based sports paper Sport today reports that Sandro Rosell has informally kicked off his election campaign for the presidency of FC Barcelona at the launching of a book by Gabi Masfurroll, FC Barcelona ex-director during the Joan Gaspart era, with Real Madrid’s Florentino Perez also present. Close friends, Rosell and Perez are probably the most influential men in Spanish football. This could possibly be a picture that can often be seen in the very near future.
The friendship that unites Gabriel Masfurroll with the former Barca vice-president and future candidate for presidency, Sandro Rosell, and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez would yesterday present an unexpected image. With the race for the presidency of Barcelona about to start, the presentation of the new book by Masfurroll gave that opportunity.
Real Madrid’s first priority next summer: Cesc Fabregas
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Spanish sports paper AS claims that Real Madrid’s first priority on the transfer market next summer is Cesc Fabregas. The club mean that they need to strengthen their midfield with two players and Cesc is their first choice. Florentino Perez strategy is to buy, at least one superstar each year for Real Madrid. AS claims that the club spoke with Arsenal in the summer of 2008 on a possible signing, with a offer that could have been 40-50 million Euros. Despite the talks between the clubs, Cesc had decided that he wanted to stay in London. This summer Real Madrid tried to convince the club and player with a transfer sum on 60 million Euros, but Cesc again decided to stay. It is speculated that Barcelona and Real Madrid will face each other in a bidding war for Cesc Fabregas. It is reported that Laporta wants to sign him before his term as a president is over.
