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Almeria's Diego Alves Billed To Replace Real Madrid's Jerzy Dudek At End Of Season
Diego Alves is on Los Blancos' radar to serve as Iker Casillas' understudy...
Feb 4, 2010 2:29:00 PM
By Cyrus C. Malek
Brazilians are rarely coveted as goalkeepers, but Almeria's Diego Alves is a truly special one amongst those few talents. As such, and as reported by Marca, Real Madrid have reportedly made the Almeria keeper their number one candidate to replace aging Polish stopper Jerzy Dudek. Dudek, at 36 years of age, and whose contract expires at the end of the year, is expected to be offloaded in the summer.
Alves is viewed as the ideal replacement, and the player of the future for the Spanish giants when Iker Casillas finally chooses to retire. Alves is young, has a wide array of experience and frequently pulls out heart-stopping saves to keep his side in matches.
Potential glitches on a deal stem from the fact that Alves' contract is up in 2012 with his rescision clause being somewhere in the €15 million range, while Los Blancos would be hard-pressed to pay more than €5 million for a reserve keeper.
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Alves is viewed as the ideal replacement, and the player of the future for the Spanish giants when Iker Casillas finally chooses to retire. Alves is young, has a wide array of experience and frequently pulls out heart-stopping saves to keep his side in matches.
Potential glitches on a deal stem from the fact that Alves' contract is up in 2012 with his rescision clause being somewhere in the €15 million range, while Los Blancos would be hard-pressed to pay more than €5 million for a reserve keeper.
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