| According to Bernd Schuster; Real Madrid Coach | | | | enthusiasm in the Merengue club; it is very probable |
| there are some players that are not part of his | | | | he will be on his way to France shortly. The Marsella |
| future plans; among them Javier Saviola from | | | | team is very interested on the Argentinean and |
| Argentina, Royston Drenthe from Holland and Jerzy | | | | might acquire him in the near future. |
| Dudek from Poland. | | | | Another signing which did not came out very well |
| Real Madrid's president Ramon Calderon stated they | | | | was the Dutch Royston Drenthe as the club made a |
| are not planning to continue dealing with players who | | | | previous payment of fifteen million Euros but he |
| charge ridiculous amounts therefore they will not be | | | | turned out to be very different, his performance has |
| part of the coach's plans. The most obvious case is | | | | not been as expected and mainly he hasn't taken |
| that of the 26-year-old player Javier Saviola who said | | | | advantage of the chances Schuster has given him. It |
| he has not had many opportunities to be part of the | | | | seems he has not been able to get accustomed to |
| team since the start of the last season. Before | | | | the discipline a team of these magnitude demands. |
| playing for the Real Madrid he was part of the | | | | Madrid has already spoken about transferring him to |
| Barcelona club, but with Madrid he has been a main | | | | Fiorentina as they are willing to take him for what is |
| player in only three occasions from a total of | | | | left of the season and the next one as well. |
| seventeen games this last campaign; he said he can't | | | | And finally; we have Dudek who is one of the |
| imagine leaving the club… Saviola was selected | | | | rookies that might be moved to another team. At |
| by Madrid with a loud welcoming last summer and | | | | first it looked like he was going to take a stand and |
| Calderon thought he was going to be a big success, | | | | he is now looking forward to change teams and |
| but as time passed they realized his hiring did not | | | | move forward he knows if he continues where he is |
| have any effect on the team. | | | | he wont have a chance in the Euro Cup. Real Madrid's |
| At the time; Saviola is not even included in friendly | | | | plans are to hire Pinto from the Celta team once |
| games and Madrid is moving pieces to transfer him to | | | | Dudek leaves. |
| the Olympique de Marsella. Despite Saviola's | | | | |