Madrid's Drenthe Chase Collapses Real Madrid's chase of Royston Drenthe suddenly seems to have collapsed in a heap.
Madrid's Drenthe Chase Collapses
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It does not seem to be a good week for Real Madrid's transfer project (not that it has been brilliant on the footballing front).
After a late surprise on the Reyes front, and recent complications in Robben's move, there is more trouble, this time involving Royston Drenthe.
The Merengue bosses have practically given up on the Dutch midfielder, with Feyenoord unwilling to compromise on their demands.
The Dutch side are keen to keep the player at the club for another season, and are thus demanding that either Real Madrid buy Drenthe and leave him behind on a one year loan, or else cough up some serious money.
Club manager Peter Vogenzang left little doubts about the fact that he wanted the player to stay.
"We have made the conditions for his transfer very clear," he told Dutch news agency ANP.
"We have asked for an amount which very clearly suggests that we do not want to let him go."
He also revealed that as a result, Los Merengues have given up on the player: "Real Madrid have now told us that they cannot meet our demands."
This will come as another setback in what has been a rather tricky week for Real Madrid. On Monday, they watched as Atletico Madrid snatched Jose Antonio Reyes from under their roses. Tuesday saw Schuster's boys go down 3-0 to Hannover 96, and then Wednesday has seen the near certain Robben and Drenthe deals run into very heavy weather.
Los Merengues will hope it will be a better few days ahead.
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I think we should get him