Real Madrid chief Valdano: Benzema exactly what we need
Real Madrid sports chief Jorge Valdano has welcomed their capture of Lyon star Karim Benzema.
Valdano admits they turned to the Frenchman after becoming frustrated in talks with Valencia for Spain striker David Villa.
"Villa is out and Benzema is in," declared Valdano. "Benzema completes our goal of having a centre-forward with presence and aggressiveness. These are characteristics that he has."
Valdano also dismissed moaning from UEFA president Michel Platini over Real's incredible summer spending: "Real Madrid is the richest club in the world partly because we buy high class players. The dynamics of this business approach have proved successful in the past. This is a team that cannot aspire to be average, but be leaders and to get there it is not possible without the best players in the world."
Asked about Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery, Valdano added: "No-one claims to be infallible. We just establish targets and try to meet them. Sometimes we do, sometimes we don't.
"Some of our dreams may not come true this summer."
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
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| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Racing Santander | Atlético Madrid | 0 - 0 | 17:00 |
| Osasuna | Barcelona | 3 - 2 | 19:00 |
| Real Betis | Athletic Club | 2 - 1 | 21:00 |
| Villarreal | Granada | - | 23:00 |
| Málaga | Mallorca | - | 23:00 |
| Real Madrid | Levante | - | 23:00 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Getafe | - | 23:00 |
| Real Sociedad | Sevilla | - | 23:00 |
| Valencia | Sporting Gijón | - | 23:00 |
| Espanyol | Real Zaragoza | - | 23:00 |
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| Real Sociedad | Sevilla | - | 00:00 |
| Racing Santander | Atlético Madrid | - | 00:00 |
| Osasuna | Barcelona | - | 00:00 |
| Real Betis | Athletic Club | - | 00:00 |
| Espanyol | Real Zaragoza | 0 - 2 | 11:00 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Getafe | 2 - 0 | 15:00 |
| Málaga | Mallorca | 3 - 1 | 15:00 |
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| Valencia | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 40 |
| Levante | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| Espanyol | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 32 |
| Atletico Madrid | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 |
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| Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 28 |
| Getafe | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 27 |
| Sevilla | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 26 |
| Real Betis | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 26 |
| Villarreal | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 26 |
| Mallorca | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 25 |
| Granada | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 25 |
| Real Sociedad | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 24 |
| Racing Santander | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | -8 | 23 |
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| Real Zaragoza | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -20 | 15 |
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Comments (12)
mayb he's frm a 3rd world country...... where dey make 10euro a month n share canned food 4 livin!! lol. not evry1 can make 3000-4000 euros /month, lol
You're an idiot, ever heard of buying MULTIPLE jerseys?? are you that poor u limit yourself to one jersey per season?? i once bought 3 jerseys; Giggs, Scholes and Becks in ONE season alone for fun. Try getting a job instead of begging money from your parents, twat
i see one flaw in real madrids spending this year, before with the galacitos policy they had a big signing each summer so all the fans brought that new players shirt, this year they have many big signings the fans wont buy multiple shirts just one, so for all the spending on players the same number of shirts and merchandising will be sold
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