RAFAEL VAN DER VAART SIGNS FOR REAL MADRID

The HAMBURG Captain & Dutch International midfielderRAFAEL VAN DER VAART has confirmed his transfer toREAL MADRID via his personal web site.The 25 year old will be presented officially tomorrow by RealMadrid as its new player. The deal has cost 13M€ + 2M€ morein incentives & performance related clauses. This comes at theright moment as Vaart can fill the big gap left open in themidfield via