Real Madrid CF

Budget = 0m

Goalkeepers:

GK Iker Casillas (captain)
GK Shay Given

Defenders:

DF Carlos Puyol
DF Nemanja Vidic
DF Sergio Ramos (vice-captain)
DF Gabriel Heinze
DF Naldo
DF Patrice Evra

Midfielders:

MF Cesc Fabregas
MF Xabi Alonso
MF Florent Malouda
MF Franck Ribery
MF Ryan Giggs
MF Yaya Toure
MF Sergio Busquets
MF/FW Thomas Muller
MF Fernando Gago

Forwards:

FW Cristiano Ronaldo
FW Gonzalo Higuaín
FW Diego Milito
FW Falcao


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Starting XI:

----------------Casillas-------------------
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Ramos------Puyol----Vidic--------Evra
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------------Alonso----Yaya-------------
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---------------Fabregas----------------
Ronaldo--------------------------Ribery
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----------------Higuain--------------------

Subs:
Given, Heinze, Gago, Busquets, Malouda, T.Muller, D.Milito

Other squad players: Giggs, Falcao, Naldo


Transfers In:

Lahm - p/ex
Vidic, Valencia, Rafael - p/ex
Yaya + Silva + Kompany + Richards + 7m
Pedro + Fabregas + Puyol - p/ex
Forlan + D.Milito - p/ex
Shay Given - 7m
Nani, Evra, A.Young, Giggs - p/ex
Falcao - 12m
Pato + Veloso - p/ex
Ferdinand + Gourcuff - p/ex
Alex, Malouda, Ribery, T.Muller - p/ex
Heinze, Gago, Naldo, Busquets - p/ex

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Transfers Out:

Marcelo + Sahin - p/ex
Pepe, Kaka, Arbeloa - p/ex
Khedira + Lass + Di Maria + Rafael
D.Silva + Ozil + Carvalho - p/ex
Benzema + Granero - p/ex
Pedro + Lahm + Coentrao - p/ex
GK Antonio Adán - 2m
MF José Callejón - 3m
MF Hamit Altintop - 4m
DF Raphaël Varane - 3m
Forlan + Young - p/ex
Pato + Kompany - p/ex
Ferdinand, Nani, Valencia, Gourcuff - p/ex
Alex, Richards, Veloso - p/ex

When domestics open, would you do something like

Benzema + Albiol + Khedira
=
Lopez + Gourcuff + £20m

?

Sneijder + Lucio + Milito
for
Ozil + Pepe + Benzema + Coentrão?

Ronaldo for
Pedro + Fabregas

I'd be interested in a deal, yeah.

How about....

Silva & Kompany
for
Di Maria & Albiol/Pepe/Carvalho

whichever CB you choose not to play.

Sneijder and Lucio both better than what you have.

Pepe + Marcelo + Benzema + Arbeloa
=
Vidic + Evra + Hernandez + Rafael
---------------------------------

I would consider that for Rio rather than Vidic. Rafael has his ratings on here and is probably = Arbeloa, likewise Hernandez although he remains < Benzema on here. Bottom line is I would be losing slightly in your enquiry but if it were Rio it would be more even imo.

How about:

Lahm + Robben + Boateng/Badstuber + 15m

for

Marcelo + Di Maria + Albiol + Benzema

any chance of adding something else as thats 1 improvement each and im paying 10m?

Yeah i suppose, go on then, i will deal?

I'd need an improvement added.

That's not what I said above

I'd do that for Milito, not Forlan. Still improving your team twice yo weaken your bench twice. No brainer?

Neither has Albiol particularly.

Though mine was fairer.

Wouldnt to lose out 3 to 2.

Either change chivu to samuel or forlan to milito.

Sneijder and Lucio are both top 3 in the world. None of ours are, zo you have to show that in the deal.

Let me know asap so i can negotiate with others.

Essien + Ramires/Merieles + Cole + Drogba + Luiz + Bosingwa/Ivanovic
=
Khedira + Ozil + Marcelo + Higuain + Calvalho + Ramos

Essien >> Khedira
Ramires < Ozil
Cole > Marcelo
Drogba < Higuain
Luiz > Calvalho
Bosingwa < Ramos

Ozil + Benzema + Pepe + Albiol + Coentrao + Lass + Khedira + Kaka
=
Sniejder + Forlan + Lucio + Samuel + Chivu + Cambiasso + Milito + £15m

Got a bit carried away but might be fun?

No?

Sneijder, Lucio, Cambiasso all improve your team.
Forlan = Benzema for me (could take this out)
Then you are weakening Albiol, Khedira and Kaka whislt strengthening Coentrao.

So I have it as 4 improvements for you, 3 for me, and one equal.
And you improve your side three times to weaken your bench 3 times.

I just struggle to see where you think your are losing out?

Marcelo + Lass + Pepe + Benzema
=
Evra + Fletcher + Vidic + Berbatov
------------------------------

Think my losses in that are greater than my gains.

Marcelo + Kaka + Pepe + Benzema
=
Evra + Fletcher + Vidic + Hernandez

would be more like it although still remains enquiry at this stage.

so we got a deal or not?

Marcelo + Kaka + Pepe + Benzema
=
Evra + Valencia + Vidic + Hernandez
--------------------------------

Getting closer.

Marcelo + Kaka + Pepe + Benzema + Higuain + Ramos
=
Evra + Fletcher + Vidic + Hernandez + Rooney + Rafael

Rooney > Higuain

Two good offers on the table for Silva, just deciding which to go for...

Any chance Arbeloa/£7 mill could be added?

I don't know. Erm, its a good offer. Any chance Xabi Alonso could be involved. Something like....

Di Maria, Alonso, Lass, Albiol & Arbeloa
for
Silva, Yaya, Kompany, Richards & £12 mill

Something of that nature.

Not even if I chucked in Tevez for Benzema?

Lassana + Khedira + Ozil + Benzema
=
Van De Vaart + Modric + Adebayor + Parker

enq.

Marcelo + Kaka + Pepe + Benzema
=
Evra + Valencia + Vidic + Hernandez
------------------------------

Add Arbeloa for Rafael ? Or perhaps something for Khedira?

Marcelo + Di Maria + Benzema + Sahin

for

Lahm + Ribery + Gomez + 12m?

ENQ.

Hmm yeah ok go on then.

Marcelo + Kaka + Pepe + Benzema + Khedira
=
Evra + Valencia + Vidic + Hernandez + Fletcher + 10m
-------------------

Not convinced Khedira is worth Fletcher + £10m.

Not doing that. Fletcher is rated on here and is pretty much = Khedira, who needs Schwein alongside to get good predos it seems.

Lahm + Kaka + Pepe + Benzema
=
Evra + Valencia + Vidic + Hernandez

2 gains each.

Pepe + Arbeloa
=
Vidic + Rafael

Pepe < Vidic
Arbeloa > Rafael
-----------------------------

Would need an extra to do that.

Pepe + Arbeloa + Kaka
=
Vidic + Rafael + Valencia

Calvalho + Benzema + Di Miria
=
Luiz + Drogba + Malouda

Calvalho < Luiz
Benzema < Drogba
Di Miria > Malouda

No deal, I see more of a difference in the mids than the strikers. If you want Essien I need a big gain elsewhere or Alonso included

And I could make it Ivanovic/Alex if you prefer?

Will let you know in a couple of minutes. Negotiating with otw as well now, as indeed are you.

I was going to pair Calvalho and Terry

I might do a deal with Terry and Pepe, but I rate Terry over Pepe so would want a gain elsewhere, we'll work on that later perhaps, depending on what happens with Guv

To try to sort out this three way discussion, would you accept JT in our deal rather than Vidic? That way you'll have Carvalho and Terry.

Right. I'll deal on what we agreed.

Pepe + Arbeloa + Kaka
=
Vidic + Rafael + Valencia

Robben + Essien
=
Ronaldo + Khedira

ENQ

That's way too much, Robben is the third best behind Ronaldo/Messi. I do want Ronaldo but sacraficing that much is crazy.

Essien is regarded as one of the best in his position, if not the best. I'll leave it.

Unrelated, but would you do Terry for Vidic? Terry and Calvalho have better chemistry

No thanks.

I lose out twice, gain once, and gain a winger not is that highly rated with money that can be better used in foreigns.

I'll take your offer mate. Can we bring it down to £7 mill cash as you let Arbeloa go for Rafael?

Was happy to keep Rafael in the deal as replacement for Arbeloa. Can throw in Richards as a replacement for your bench.

Tough call mate with you and Kam but I'll take your deal just about. Yeah deal.

Any chance of a deal for Benzema?

Lucio + Cissokho + Tevez + Benzema
for
Carvalho + Coentrao + Ozil + Pazzini + £10m

Benzema & Coentrao
for
Forlan & Clichy