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Trofeo Bernabéu will be played on the 9th August.
Real Madrid have decided to play their traditional tournament, Trofeo Bernabéu on the 9th of August.
The scheduling has changed since last year where the tournament was played one week before the league kicked off, the club has decided to optimize the preprations for the new season.
The opponent in this years edition of Trofeo Bernabéu is said to be LA Galaxy with David Beckham on their team but the deal has not been confirmed yet.
Real Madrid will be playing in a mini-tournament in Moscow before the Trofeo Bernabéu. The team will also be playing in Trofeo Carranza (Cádiz) and Trofeo Teresa Herrera (La Coruña), the club is also said be working in a deal that will include them in the Trofeo Ciudad de Barcelona.
Real Madrid linked with Buffon
Several Italian news outlets are linking Real Madrid with a Gianluca Buffon.
Real Madrid, despite having one of the best goalkeepers in the world are constantly linked with the Juventus-keeper. This time the Italian press are saying that Real Madrid has made a bid for the keeper along with Milan and Barcelona
Buffon's agent Silvano Martina confirmed that Buffon has been recieved to offers; One from a Italien club and the other from a foreign club.
Valladolid after several Real Madrid youngsters.
Valladolid has won promotion to La Segunda División and are now looking for reinforcement for the new season.
The clubs sports-director, José Caminero, is interested in buying or loaning several Real Madrid players.
The first players that Valladolid wants to secure for loan deals are Marcelo & Javi Garcia but Gonzalo Higuaín has been mentioned. The Argentinian was not brought at the club with a firm role in the first team but has since january been working hard and is that closer to securing a spot in the starting XI.
He needs the regular playing time to develop as a player and José Caminero promisses to give Higuaín that playing time if he comes on loan to Valladolid.
Wenger negotiating with Mijatovic
Arsene Wenger was in Madrid on monday to meet with Pedja Mijatovic, Real Madrid sports director.
The agenda of this meeting was about 3 players. José Reyes, Julio Baptista and Cesc Fabregas. The two first are not apart of Real Madrid next season plans and for that reason, Arsene Wenger has been negotiating with Atlético Madrid for those two.
Cesc Fabregas was said to be a the main topic at the meeting. He was one of Ramon Calderon's presidential promisses that never came true but it is said that Arsenal are now ready to negotiate for the player.
Real Madrid create a new club work groupe
Real Madrid have created a new work groupe witht he intentions of modernising the clubs assets.
The work-groupe consist of 20 people who are all members of Real Madrid(socio). The groupe is made up of businessman, lawyers, former Real Madrid players and representatives of the club fans.
The groupe is led by the board-secretary José Manuel Serrano, their work/study is scheduled to finished at the ending of 2007. It will then be presented before the Real Madrid board at the club general assembly.
Real Madrid linked with Sami Nasri
Real Madrid are said to be interested in Olympique Marseille's 19 year old midfielder Sami Nasri.
The midfielder is said be the replacement for Zinedine Zidane, who left Real Madrid last year, but who they never found a replacement for. Sami Nasri has been compared to Zidane many times and is said to explode soon. Real Madrid sent scouts to monitor him play when Marseille secured a spot in the Champions League 2 weeks ago.
Real Madrid is will only go after Sami Nasri if they fail to secure Kaká this summer.