The End of Real Madrid’s Dutch Experiment

The bad news for Madrid fans is that when Florentino Perez returned to Madrid last summer he immediately disbanded the squad that had won the 2006-07 and 2007-08 La Liga titles. Ring any bells? In came superstars Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Out went Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder. More recently Perez has added Mesut Ozil and Angel di Maria to the ranks which has sealed the fate of Huntelaar, van der Vaart and Drenthe.

Clearly Florentino Perez has not learned from his mistakes. Real Madrid are over £40 million out of pocket on their Dutch investments as a result of Florentino Perez‘s quick-fire sales. With the Special One failing to inspire Real Madrid’s super-egos against Mallorca in their season opener, it’s beginning to look all too familiar for the Madridistas.

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The Dutch Experiment:

• Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - Bought in Jan 2009 for £17 million – Sold in Aug 2010 to Schalke for £12 million
• Royston Drenthe – Bought in Aug 2007 for £12m- Loan in Aug 2010
• Rafael van der Vaart – Bought in Aug 2007 for £11m – Sold in Aug 2010 to Tottenham for £8m
• Wesley Sneijder – Bought in Aug 2007 for £22.5m – Sold in Aug 2009 to Inter Milan for £12.5m
• Arjen Robben – Bought in Aug 2007 for £24m – Sold in Aug 2009 to Bayern Munich for £21m
• Ruud van Nistelrooy – Bought in Aug 2006 for £20m – Released Jan 2010 to Hamburg (Free)

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