So the idea of adding another galaticos piece remains an option for Real Madrid, after having spent the equivalent of a small Asian state's GNP on the transfer window already, Real is rumored to be trying to pry Ribery from Bayern one more time.
http://www.sport24.com/football/transferts/actualites/zidane-se-mouille-280557/
Even Zizou is getting involved, calling Ribery the best player in the world and personally heading to Bayern to get the French winger to come back with him to Madrid. Clearly Real is not going to allow this to end any way other than getting Ribery to join Kaka and Ronaldo in the midfield of Real for next season.
Real has the money, so that is not the issue. For me the question remains, are Real going after players that will fit a system or just trying to grab the world's best players and then figure out how to play them together. There are still a number of talented players on the squad, mostly Dutch, so what to do with them? Also, will you go with an offensive midfield of 3 - Ronaldo, Kaka and Ribery - with 1 striker or 2. What about holding midfield? A lot will be asked for LDiarra and MDiarra, the later coming off injury. Clearly Real is not pleased at watching long time and hated rival Barca collect an impressive haul of silverware, but only time will tell if this latest version of Galaticos will find the success they so desire. One cannot forget that what made the last version of Galaticos worked well because of a player that was never mentioned in the same sentence as Figo, Beckham, Zidane, Ronaldo (the brazilian) et al. And that was a dimunitive holding midfielder - Makelele. Is there a Makelele in this squad to hold the midfield together? Time will tell.
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I think Lass is the closest to Makelele, and its not because hes French. But he will still need alot of help.
The comparisons have been made that Lass is the next Makelele. There are some parallels, however I think that Diarra still has a long way to go to achieve those levels.I think that Real needs to find a way to keep MDiarra...I know he is rumored to be on the way out, but Real needs both holding players. Gago is another option in that role as well. Lots of questions still.
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