Real Madrid have been chasing Royston Drenthe from Feyenoord for a couple of weeks. Real's original offer of 12M was turned down by Feyenoord as they were rating the Dutch U-21 star somewhere close to 17M. With frustrations boiling over and Real also looking to confirm Chelsea's Robben Drenthe sought legal aid and his attorney was going to represent him in an arbitration court.
20 Year old Drenthe will make the dream move after a medical and an official presentation but is expected to sign a 5 year deal. Real also did not agree to Feyenoord's clause of bringing Drenthe back on a loan deal. Real's offer is expected to be close to 13M.
Drenthe is definitely one of the options for the attacking flare in the left side of midfield. He is young and highly rated and Real beat off some tough competition including that of Chelsea to win the signature. He is young and highly rated and as long as he keeps his head and does not have a repeat edition of his tantrums with the coaches then he should be a success with the Spanish Champions. Now Spanish media claim that Real are a whisker away from closing the deal on Robben and that they are waiting for Chelsea to accept.
Transfer rumor mills also churning out stories that Real are in a triple dutch swoop as they are also chasing Wesley Sneijder from Ajax.
It is really impressive to see Real going for some young talent and keeping the average age of the squad low. The current average age in the squad is 24 and its great to see a board and President who are bringing in some young and talented players rather than going for the big names. The nucleus should always be the likes of Raul and Guti and they should always rely on the youngsters to play and learn off them... Good strategy....
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