Calderon casts doubt on Reyes transfer
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists the Spanish giants will not be held to ransom by Arsenal over the prospective signing of Jose Antonio Reyes.
The Spain forward declared last week he was desperate to seal his move to the Santiago Bernabeu “as soon as possible” and was left out of the Gunners‘ recent Champions League third-round qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb.
However, no deal has yet been agreed between the two clubs and although Real are still looking to sign Reyes, Calderon declared they will not pay over the odds for the 22-year-old.
“Reyes will only come if Arsenal agree to our terms,” he told Real‘s official website, www.realmadrid.com.
“I’m not going to pay one euro (more). I’m sorry for the kid if the deal doesn’t go through, but we don’t have any agreement to sign Reyes. Arsenal have the last word.”
Calderon threw further doubt on the transfer of Reyes by claiming new Real coach Fabio Capello is concentrating his efforts on securing the signature of Lyon midfielder Mahamadou Diarra.
“According to Capello, the push is for Diarra,” added Calderon.
Diarra, 25, has threatened to go on strike if the French club do not let him go.
