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Originally Posted by azzurri
Atletico:
Thiago Motta (from FC Barcelona for €2 million)
Cléber Santana (from Santos F.C. for €5 million)
Diego Forlan (from Villareal CF for €21 million)
Raúl García (from CA Osasuna for €13 million)
José Antonio Reyes (from Arsenal F.C. for €12 million)
Simão Sabrosa (from S.L. Benfica for €20 million)
Luis García - From Liverpool (11 mln €)
= 84mil
Madrid:
Pepe - From FC Porto (30 mln €)
Wesley Sneijder - From Ajax (27 mln €)
Royston Drenthe - From Feyenoord (14 mln €)
Gabriel Heinze - From Manchester United (12 mln €)
Arjen Robben - From Chelsea (€31-35 Million)
= 114mil
From wiki, so the number's could be wrong. Im not trying to take anything away from Madrid's performance, but setting all those record's is not as difficult when u can throw around cash like that.
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I think they're right, azzurri, becauses Pepe and Robben where very expensive.
Money is NOT the same as success. I can take Real Madrid from 2003 to 2006 as an example. Look at Barcelona, A.Madrid and Valencia before this season.
Barca with Ronaldinho-Henry-Eto'o-Messi and signings like Millito, Abidial, Toure....but they totally failed. The same with Valencia, and A.Madrid.
Rosenborg in Norway - they are the richest club in this country and they buy,- and can buy what they want...but they're still a team in the middle of the table because they don't have continuity, float and wish to win.
IMO Barcelona had may a better squad and the best signings before this season than Madrid, on the paper.
But credit to Madrid for not brining in the names like Kaka, Totti, Henry, C.Ronaldo...but players like Sneijder, Pepe and Robben. The two first were relative 'unknown' for the most soccer fans in Europe before this season, but they delivered very good results.
Its of course a benefit to have money available and bring in the players you want. But every clubs in Europe have force to bring in the players they want. ManUtd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Madrid, Barca, Milano teams, Bayern, etc....but the big clue is to run in a team that fits together with continuity and common goals.