Barcelona - While archrival Real Madrid with Kaka (65 million euros), Cristiano Ronaldo (93 million) and Karim Benzema (pledged 35 million) for a lot of money equal to three high-caliber, behaved Champions League winner FC Barcelona in the transfer market abnormally quiet. Until now.
For the Catalans took the Brazilian defender Maxwell (27) the first new signing from Inter Milan for next season under contract. However, from the perspective of Madrilenos, the super-bargain price: 4.5 million transfer fee to be charged.
Why was "Barca" so far so quiet on the player market? EM Torschützernkönig David Villa (Valencia) and Argentina's Javier Mascherano (Liverpool) will in fact be traded for some time. Even the name Franck Ribéry always still circulates in Barcelona. But so far nothing has happened. Is the tradition of association under the maxim "Never change a winning team"?
Not really, because Barcas charismatic coach "Pep" Guardiola was even willing to super-striker Samuel Eto'o to leave Manchester City. The deal just exploded because of the huge salary demands of Cameroon (10 million net) per year.
Now is there with Maxwell, the first new. The defender is also an alternative for Guardiola in the defensive midfield. He will certainly not be the last transfer this summer for FC Barcelona ...
