Hamburg attacker and Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart (25) will not play for Barcelona as of next season, like had been rumoured over the last months (read more here).
German Bundesliga club Hamburg SV has today officially announced the transfer of Van der Vaart to Real Madrid.
The Spanish club is believed to pay 15 (13+2) million euro° for the Dutch player, who will sign a five-year contract with Madrid.
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Monday, 4 August 2008
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Friday, 11 July 2008
Van der Vaart to make decision soon
Asked about the rumours linking Hamburg attacker and Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart (25) with a summer move (read more here), the player's agent Søren Lerby has said to journalists in Spain that the situation of the Dutchman will be further discussed from next week on:
"There are a lot of clubs that are interested in him and we are looking at all the options. But he's on holiday and there's nothing decided yet. Of course he would like to play in Spain, it's a strong league. I think we'll make a final decision in the coming weeks."
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Van der Vaart will only leave for top club
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Van der Vaart will only leave for top club
Asked about the rumours linking him with a summer exit (read more here), Hamburg attacker and Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart (25) has said in an interview with his club's official website that he only will leave when a big European club makes him an offer but that he thinks he'll still play in Hamburg next season:
"I already repeated so often that I feel incredibly well in Hamburg, that I love Hamburg and that I only will leave for an absolute top club. But apparently nobody is listening to me or they don't want to hear what I'm saying. I would like all the speculation concerning my future to stop now. If I will have something to tell, I will tell it. On Friday I'm back in Hamburg and as things stand now, I will play another year at Hamburg."
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Friday, 4 July 2008
Van der Vaart would consider Barcelona offer
Asked about the rumours linking Hamburg attacker and Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart (25) with a summer exit, new Hamburg manager Martin Jol has said in an interview with the club's official website that the player, whose contract expires in 2010, would seriously consider a proposal coming from the Primera División:
"My assistant Zeljko Petrovic has talked with him by phone and Rafael has repeated that he would like to stay with the club. He loves Hamburg. But of course he could think about a transfer if a club like Barcelona or Real Madrid would make an offer. He has already indicated that in the past. Normally you know more around this time of the year, but in this case it's different. He's a very important player for us, but if he leaves we'll just keep on breathing."
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
How things stand: Attacking midfielders
(at the end of the season, Barça Transfer Zone looks forward to the coming transfer summer making an analysis for each position, in part 6 we look at the attacking midfielders)
2007-2008
Looking at the numbers, Xavi was clearly the central figure in this department over the almost past season. The three pairs who played the most this years in official games are Xavi-Iniesta (17 starts), Xavi-Deco (16 starts) and Xavi-Gudjohnsen (15 starts).
Out
Iniesta (24) will certainly stay and although Xavi (28) has recently been linked with Chelsea, it can be expected that he won't leave either. Depending on the tactical choices of new Barcelona manager Guardiola, both players could be pulled back a line.
Deco (30) and Gudjohnsen (29) look like they're on their way out, although both players don't seem very enthusiastic about the idea. Especially Deco could play it hard and only leave under his conditions. Deco has been linked with Bayern, Milan, Inter, Juventus, Newcastle and Atlético Madrid. Gudjohnsen is rumoured to be on the lists of Portsmouth and Newcastle.
In
Many names are circling around for these positions but none of them is really sticking out at this moment. Players that have been mentioned are, amongst others, Cesc (Arsenal - 20), Diego (Bremen - 23), Aquilani (Roma - 23), Lampard (Chelsea - 29), Hleb (Arsenal - 27), Van der Vaart (Hamburg - 25) and Lucho (Porto - 27).
Read all How things stand contributions here or read the contribution about:
Goal keeper - Right back defender - Central defenders - Left back defender - Defensive midfielder - Attacking midfielders - Wing attackers - Centre forward
Goal keeper - Right back defender - Central defenders - Left back defender - Defensive midfielder - Attacking midfielders - Wing attackers - Centre forward
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Van der Vaart flattered by Barcelona interest
Asked about the new rumours linking him with a summer move to Barcelona (read more here), Hamburg attacker and Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart (25) has said in a reaction to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that such a report feels good but that he waits now if something will come out:
"Everybody knows that Barcelona is one of my dream clubs, so it flatters me that I'm linked with the club. On the other hand I know very well that I should not let every newspaper article go to my head. I just wait and see if the interest becomes more concrete or not."
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Van der Vaart to lift up midfield scoring
Van der Vaart to replace Ronaldinho
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Saturday, 3 May 2008
Van der Vaart to lift up midfield scoring
Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Hamburg midfielder and Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart (25) is high on the Barcelona list and could become the offensive and scoring midfielder the club is looking for. Barcelona is already following Van der Vaart for several years and he was already close to joining Barcelona in 2006.
Over the last months Hamburg has declined several offers from European top clubs for Van der Vaart but the player, whose mother is Spanish and comes from a 'culé' family, would like to set another step in his career and prefers to leave for the Liga. Van der Vaart's contract with Hamburg, the club he joined in the summer of 2005, expires in 2010 and the Dutchman is rejecting all renewal proposals.
Hamburg would be holding on to a transfer price of 20 million euro°, although it has been rumoured that a clause in his contract allows Van der Vaart to leave in the summer of 2009 for only 1,5 million euro°, which could lead the German club to try selling the player this summer. Van der Vaart is represented by Turkish player's agent and intermediary Bayram Tutumlu who has a good relationship with Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain.
Madrid sports tabloid As says that the transfer of Van der Vaart is strongly supported by Barcelona unofficial adviser Johan Cruijff and that Getafe manager Michael Laudrup, who is one of the candidates to replace Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard, would have asked to sign Van der Vaart.
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Van der Vaart to replace Ronaldinho
Barcelona sightseeing for Van der Vaart
The Poulsen problem: Bayram Tutumlu
Friday, 18 April 2008
Van der Vaart to replace Ronaldinho
Madrid sports tabloid As claims that Barcelona is lining up Hamburg midfielder Rafael van der Vaart (25) to replace Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho (28).
Barcelona would have excellent scouting reports about the Dutch international and is in a constant dialogue with his agent Bayram Tutumlu. If Barcelona wants to oficially announce the transfer of Van der Vaart soon after the transfer of Ronaldinho to Milan is made public, the negotiations with German club Hamburg on the transfer price should nevertheless be speeded up. Van der Vaart, whose mother is Spanish, would be delighted to play for Barcelona.
pep's opinion:
nice try, Tutumlu!
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Barcelona sightseeing for Van der Vaart
The Poulsen problem: Bayram Tutumlu
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Barcelona sightseeing for Van der Vaart
Catalan radio station Ona FM reclaims - like it already did in the beginning of February - that Barcelona is negotiating with Hamburg midfielder Rafael van der Vaart (25). The talks would have entered a new phase and as a last step before a possible transfer, Van der Vaart is expected to visit the city of Barcelona together with his family in the coming weeks.
The arrival of the Dutch international could mean that Barcelona and Portuguese national team midfielder Deco (30) would not be able to continue.
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