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Real Madrid still looking for the ideal replacement for David Beckham

The Spanish champions still aren't happy after spending £44m on Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben. With another title in their grasp, how long will it be before they splash out again?

by praveen kumar on 14 January 2008

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Since David Beckham's departure to LA Galaxy, Real Madrid have spent a small fortune trying to replace him - so far without much success.

They paid just over £24m to Chelsea for Arjen Robben, and nearly £20m to Ajax for Wesley Sneijder, and neither Dutchman has yet proved that he is capable of filling Beckham'sboots.

Sneijder started at the Bernabeu positively by scoring five goals. But after returning from a small injury his form has not been up to the expectations of the fans nor the management. But still Bernd Schuster has him as his first choice over Robben and the inexperienced Gonzalo Higuain.

'Since they are the richest club in the world today, it is inconceivable that they will allow this situation to go on much longer'

Robben has started just two La Liga games and has been used as a sub on six other occasions. Robben`s dribbling skills cannot be to any other winger in the top flight, but he still has a long way to go to convince the Spanish champions that he is the Real Deal.

Since they are the richest club in the world today, it is inconceivable that they will allow this situation to go on much longer. They would love to prise Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, but the English champions have made it clear that the young Portuguese winger, around whom they are building their own futrure, willnot be allowed to leave at any price.

So where will Real Madrid look?

Florent Malouda at Chelsea? Roman Calderon tried to sign him before the start of 2007-2008 season. But he preferred Chelsea to Madrid, so a switch now is highly unlikely.

Lionel Messi at Barcelona? Another highly unlikely move, especially considering the intense rivalry between Spain's top two clubs.

Nani at Manchester United? Not much chance as United see this second Portuguese youngster as the lon- term replacement for Ryan Giggs.

Aaron Lennon at Spurs? Still not mature enough to play in a big club like Real.

Steven Gerrard at Liverpool? He has already dedicated his future to Liverpool and doesn't like playing in the wide position anyway.

Ronaldinho at Barcelona? A player who could move to Madrid, but having rejected Real`s offer in the past it is highly unlikely Real would go for him again.

What is certain is that if Real get within sight of a second successive title, they won't be slow at fixing a crucial weakness.

Comments (17)

by nadeem on January 14, 2008

they should buy Jouquin from valencia

by irena on January 14, 2008

manchester united are the best,and ronaldo is not for sale

by Dj on January 14, 2008

Wasn't that good for madrid

by Moose on January 14, 2008

Robben is a completely different player than Beckham. If Robben could just stay injury free he could really show what he can do. Unfortunately they keep bringing him back before he's ready and he just gets hurt again. I feel bad for him I really do. I think he's one of the top 5 most talented players in the world but doesnt get the chance to shine due to injury.

by Oscar on January 14, 2008

What about Carlitos Tevez? Carlos has shown a very mature style of playing in MU. Would he ever be consider an option for Real Mardrid?

by bricture on January 14, 2008

becks is big and cannot be replaced.only that some people can't admit it. therefore madrid should stop bothering itself about replacing becks and move on.

by mohammad on January 14, 2008

they should bring Quaresma from porto

by mentti on January 15, 2008

Aaron Lenon

by Danny on January 15, 2008

They should have signed Joaquín, one of my favourite wingers...

by ishak on January 15, 2008

My favourite tean is real madrid but i think that madrid do not give players enough chance to prove them selves.For exmaple robben he has had a number of injures, but madrid continue to keep saying that robben is not a good replacement for beckham. two weeks ago robben was in good shape and he scored in a friendly game. REl madrid should just give robben and snidjer a chance to prove them selves and not rush there players to be in good form.

by Praveen on January 15, 2008

What kind of options have you given? Are you sure the kind of players you have suggested in your list match beckham's style? Please keep things in perspective before you decide to write. Out of the players you have suggested only lennon is a out and out right winger. Are the coaching staff of madrid mad that they will buy central/left midfielders to cover the right wing. You tell me that out of the players you suggested how many are right wingers. dude....i have read enough of ur articles to realise you a person totally biased towards epl.lennon???,nani??? Are u nuts or summat???. One suggestion u shud look at other leagues too. have u ever seen the seria A. Go watch some real football, put your things in perspective and then start all such gossip columns. And as Far as beckham goes, i have been a real madrid fan long enough to know that his style of play was very different from the rest of the team and never completely gelled with the team. no doubt that he was a hardworking footballer. but go and watch som

by Manchester City on January 16, 2008

Ronaldo is tailor-made for Real. He dives and cheats and scores goals, so ideal for Real.

by praveen kumar on January 16, 2008

Hello praveen Gerrard can play wide .Leonnel messi plays towards right wing..Ronaldhino can change legs .nani can play both sides.... If florent malouda is not a right player why calderon made a bid before he made it for robben??? Please reply!!!!!!!!!

by carlos on January 17, 2008

this person is right madrid should give players more chances and think of then players sinde of view

by da on January 17, 2008

Real Madrid should give their own players a chance instead of constantly trying to steal players from other clubs. I also feel we've given alot of time and effort to Ronaldo, in which he has become a killer player. If real Madrid are such a big club maybe they should consider bringing up a few players which the likes ManUtd and Barca have been doing to build a future. Real don't just wait for other teams to do the hard work for you.

by Chek Juan on January 19, 2008

Forget about Cristiano, he's getting too expensive - get Quaresma!! He and Cristiano are just about IDENTICAL. He s fast, loves to run at defenders, and he'll be a great balance to Robinho. Best of all, he can play on both sides and scores with both feet.

by ivan kosteski on July 12, 2008

I think priority for Real Madrid is to get a forward kile David Villa from Valencia , also R.Madrid need a midfilder like Joaquin,Vander Vart. i also think that C. Ronaldo is not for the team now because the team has a spirit and look strong and hi is going to disturbe the spirit and frendships of the team .