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| Real to continue spending |
Friday 3 July, 2009 |
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Serie A's top clubs can't breathe easy just yet as Real Madrid are planning to sign another four players, according to their director of sport Jorge Valdano.
The Spanish giants have already spent £181m this summer on Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul Albiol and Karim Benzema.
Yesterday, UEFA President Michel Platini condemned their actions and promised to look into the possibility of introducing a salary cap by 2012.
After signing Kaka for £56m last month, Real have been strongly linked with another of Serie A's biggest stars, namely Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“In the beginning we had to hurry but now we can hold back,” Valdano told Punto Radio.
“We will continue to buy great footballers because it has been demonstrated that this philosophy is right. We are a club that wants to be a leader and this is possible only with the best in the world,” he explained.
Inter can rest easy, though, as Real are now looking for a central midfielder and have their sights firmly set on Liverpool's Xabi Alonso.
However, before they make an offer for the Spain international, Valdano intimated Real would trim down their squad.
That is good news for Italian clubs as it means the likes of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Arjen Robben and Mahamadou Diarra are up for grabs not to mention Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Royston Drenthe.
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