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    Valdano: Real have given up on signing Villa

    By Soccernet staff

    Thursday, July 2, 2009

    Real Madrid have confirmed they have abandoned their pursuit of highly-rated Valencia striker David Villa after clinching a deal to sign Olympique Lyonnais forward Karim Benzema. Benzema agreed a €35m (£29.7m) deal with the Spanish club on Wednesday and Madrid's director general Jorge Valdano said that his capture, along with that of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, means they don't need another goalscorer. "Benzema fulfils the goal of having a striker, a goal scorer who brings a lot of pres ...

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