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"Real Madrid to sign Huntelaar:" Spanish media

Jonathan Roorda - 2 December 2008 04:57

Klaas Jan Huntelaar

MADRID (SW) - Spanish media report that Real Madrid are close to signing Dutch striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar, who currently plays for Ajax Amsterdam.

Real Madrid have been looking for a new forward following the injury that is expected to keep Ruud van Nistelrooy sidelined for the rest of the season.

At this stage, Ajax deny an agreement although the club acknowledge that a transfer might happen during the winter break.

The 25-year-old attracted interest from bigger Dutch club after a very successful spell at SC Heerenveen, and secured a contract with Ajax in 2005. Since, he scored 75 goals in 90 games with the Amsterdam outfit.

If Huntelaar joins the Spanish giants, he is expected to begin playing in January after recovering from an injury. The striker is available for Champions League games if required.

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continental21

2 December 2008 05:43

knew he wasnt going to stay long in the neatherlands

BesTalentScout

2 December 2008 11:47

Real are really desperate this time round................

scoring tons of goals in the Dutch league means nothing !

philip99

2 December 2008 13:49

75 goals in 90 games is very impressive, and he has played well for Holland. Great player, too bad he's going to real

ljn171976

2 December 2008 14:06

funny about that. A current Dutch striker also at Real Madrid scored tons of goals in the Dutch League and has turned out alright. The Dutch League may not be as strong but it seems to be a good indicator that players will do well in bigger leagues in Europe. Huntelaar should hold his own I think.

forzarealus

2 December 2008 15:43

philip99, how can you say that goals in the Dutch league doesn't mean anything?! Aside from RVN, another striker comes to mind who scored bags of goals... Ronaldo. From PSV, he went to Barca, and won two World player of the year titles back to back! The simple fact is that the Dutch league may not always produce popular, household names, but they churn out more quality players that any other league in the world. Seedorf, Davids, van Der Vaart, Sneider... i could go on. One of the most underrated leagues around in my opinion.

Tontodonati

2 December 2008 22:35

Real Madrid must be desperate! The Spanish club spokesman stated: "Huntelaar is now officially a new player at Real Madrid." He also praised Huntelaar’s “great positioning, opportunism and intelligence." Wow! Ajax must not have been aware of that! The Spanish spokesman failed to mention what the above report states: “Huntelaar is currently out of action due to an ankle injury and is not expected to be fit again until the middle of this month!”

philip99

2 December 2008 23:42

forzarealus where do you get the notion that i am undermining the dutch league? i wrote "75 goals in 90 games is very impressive, and he has played well for Holland. Great player, too bad he's going to real " That means he is a great player, scores many goals etc.. but i am upset he is going to real madrid. i wanted man utd to get him instead of Berbatov in the summer transfer window. I hope i have clarified anything you did not understand

forzarealus

3 December 2008 13:44

phillip99, I'm sorry. I placed your name where "BesTalentScout" should have been. I must have scanned through the comments too quickly. Sorry again.

philip99

3 December 2008 23:27

lol now it makes sense... no problem

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