Hamburg's Van Der Vaart Dreams Of Valencia Switch
HSV midfielder Rafael van der Vaart insists that a move to Valencia would be a dream come true. However, the Spanish club's advances have so far been roundly rejected by the Germans...
Rafael van der Vaart has described a move to Valencia as "a dream."
Hamburg's virtuoso midfielder would jump at the chance to swap the Bundesliga for the Primera Liga, and sees Valencia as one of the top clubs in the Spanish setup.
He said, "I want to depart and, for me, Valencia is a dream." He added that he'd "hurt if he had to remain in Hamburg," referring to the possibility that his current club would reject a transfer bid.
And, indeed, they did. HSV refused Valencia's first advance for the former Ajax man.
The Hanseaten are reluctant to sell the prized asset whom they acquired in 2005, with Director of Sport Dietmar Beiersdorfer making his feelings on the matter plain.
He would not say whether or not the (confirmed) Spanish offer weighed in at 14 million euros, but unequivocally stated that, "We have always said that we will not sell Rafael van der Vaart at the current time."
The fiery Dutchman is no stranger to controversy, his departure from Ajax being heralded by his own comments in the media, and it seems that his Hamburg career is set to end the same way. Whether it happens before the end of the current transfer window, though, remains to be seen.
Rafael's Spanish connection doesn't begin and end with this Valencia bid. 24 year old Van der Vaart's mother was born in Cadiz.
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HSV midfielder Rafael van der Vaart insists that a move to Valencia would be a dream come true. However, the Spanish club's advances have so far been roundly rejected by the Germans...
Rafael van der Vaart has described a move to Valencia as "a dream."
Hamburg's virtuoso midfielder would jump at the chance to swap the Bundesliga for the Primera Liga, and sees Valencia as one of the top clubs in the Spanish setup.
He said, "I want to depart and, for me, Valencia is a dream." He added that he'd "hurt if he had to remain in Hamburg," referring to the possibility that his current club would reject a transfer bid.
And, indeed, they did. HSV refused Valencia's first advance for the former Ajax man.
The Hanseaten are reluctant to sell the prized asset whom they acquired in 2005, with Director of Sport Dietmar Beiersdorfer making his feelings on the matter plain.
He would not say whether or not the (confirmed) Spanish offer weighed in at 14 million euros, but unequivocally stated that, "We have always said that we will not sell Rafael van der Vaart at the current time."
The fiery Dutchman is no stranger to controversy, his departure from Ajax being heralded by his own comments in the media, and it seems that his Hamburg career is set to end the same way. Whether it happens before the end of the current transfer window, though, remains to be seen.
Rafael's Spanish connection doesn't begin and end with this Valencia bid. 24 year old Van der Vaart's mother was born in Cadiz.
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