Real confirm Van der Vaart transfer from Hamburg

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

MADRID (AFP) — Real Madrid confirmed Monday they have signed Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart from Hamburg.

The Spanish champions did not reveal the amount they paid for the player, but Spanish and German media put the figure at 13 million euros (20 million dollars).

"Real Madrid and Hamburg have reached an agreement for the transfer for five seasons of Dutch player Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart," Real announced on their website.

"The agreement is subject to the player's medical examination and his signing of a contract."

Van der Vaart, whose mother is Spanish, will be presented at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday.

His transfer comes as Real Madrid announced that another Dutch international midfielder, Wesley...