Real Madrid to sign ‘new Zidane’
MADRID - Real Madrid, still not satisfied with their squad for the new season, may chase up the man being touted as the "new" Zinedine Zidane, Marseille’s Samir Nasri, if they fail to net AC Milan’s Kaka, media reports said.
Argentine Lucho Gonzalez of Porto has also taken Real’s fancy but 20-year-old French international Nasri is their prime target, according to AS and Marca.
German coach Bernd Schuster is tracking the "new pearl of European football" in the words of AS.
Nasri, French young player of the year, has nonetheless indicated he plans to stay at the Stade Velodrome for this season at least and his contract with Marseille runs to 2009.
Marca added that Lucho, 26, is also in the frame with a 25-million-euro price tag attached, although Lyon and Valencia are also after him.
But Real’s moves for Chelsea’s Dutch winger Arjen Robben and Feyenoord defender Royston Drenthe appear to have stalled with their clubs wanting a respective 36 million and 17 million euros for their players.
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