SPANISH FOOTBALL NEWS BRIEFS

REAL MADRID defender FRANCISCO PAVON has signned for4 years with REAL ZARAGOZA. He will join veteran Argentinedefender AYALA from Valencia, giving the defence experience.JULIO BAPTISTA´s excellent performance for BRAZIL has liftedhis profile & now REAL MADRID are more eager to keep him on,as they feel he maybe useful for the next season. However, Realhave also said that although they wish to keep