Real Madrid CF

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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

Robben's rated quite a bit higher than Nani though

Robben + Essien + Di Miria
=
Nani + Yaya Toure + Ronaldo

Robben > Nani
Essien > Yaya Toure
Di Miria <(<) Ronaldo

That gets rid of your two 'weaknesses'

Ferdinand + Gourcuff
for
Kompany + Pato?

The theory behind the offer is moving Puyol to your bench, which gives you great scope to completing your side using him as a bargaining chip....

People still see Rio + Vidic as No.1/No.2 CB pairing out there though - which is what you need to be aiming for with Real.

Puyol + Vidic too similar for me.

Vidic for Pique?

Not really keen on Nani so probably not. Sorry.

I'm not massively keen on Nani to be honest. Can't see what could be added.

Thats a really good offer mate but not sure on the GK there. Do you even need Neuer on the bench? If you added Veloso for Ramires or something then maybe.

I'd probably deal on that

Nice one

Torres + Terry + Neymar
=
Higuain + Puyol + Muller

Yeah sorry i took out Marchena by accident.

I certainly would have considered that mate but those players are gone so I guess that offer is out of the question now

Anyway, any chance of Alex?

Cicinho + Naldo + Busquets
=
Richards + Alex + Veloso

Its 2 gains for me to one for yourself however this gives you a world class bench player which I was marked down on by some in the last set

I was really hoping to get Richards in a deal as I need a RB, how about this:

Heinze + Gago + Naldo + Busquets
=
Richards + Alex + Veloso

Heinze is a better bench player than Cicinho and you get Gago for the bench aswell

Nice one mate

You have a ridiculously good team AND bench!

Ribery & Busquets
for
Mata & Khedira

I could do that.

That doesnt interest me. Sorry.

Ramos + Yaya + Higuain
=
Maicon + Masch + Rooney
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Interesting enquiry although, on here, I feel I'd be losing twice to one gain. All small gaps but with such players these gaps can be significant.

Ramos + Busquets + Higuain + Evra
=
Maicon + Masch + Rooney + Abidal

Yaya > Busquets on here imo so you retain Yaya making it two gains each.

Vidic + Evra
=
Terry + Cole

A gain each

Fletcher + Tevez
for
Busquets + Ribery

Depends how you look at it really. You have the best 2 attacking full backs in the world. so width not an issue. Ronaldo hardly sticks to his wing. And Tevez is > Ribery, so it's a better player in your side.

Rooney + Navas + Masch
for
Higuain + Ribery + Busquets