Real Madrid looking for Reyes of sunshine
AFP, August, 2006
MADRID (AFP) — Spanish giants Real Madrid will try and buy Malian international midfielder Mahamadou Diarra and Spanish international Antonio Reyes next week it was reported.
Real Madrid are prepared to pay French champions Lyon 25million euros for Diarra, a pivotal figure in their title win last term, and Arsenal 15million for Reyes according to sports daily As on Saturday.
According to As Real Madrid directors will go to Lyon early next week to seal the deal for Diarra, though, it is believed that the French side will ask for 30million.
Real are keen also to wrap up the transfer of Reyes, who has demanded he not play in the Champions League third preliminary round against Dinamo Zagreb as that would rule him out of the competition for the rest of the season should he sign for Real.
But in a statement on the ...