"Real" prepares to buy Samuel © EuroFootball.com

President of the superclub of Spain, Florentino Perez, is preparing an offer to Italian giants - the team - to buy their defender Walter Samuel.

Perez, disappointed with the recent results of the stumbling team, understands that "Real" needs a top-class defender to fill the team's defensive gaps. In the battle for Samuel, also London will compete, whose owner Roman Abramovich spares no money to attract stars to the team.

Trying to balance "Chelsea's" financial power, "Real" plans to use another trump card - Fernando Morientes. This 27-year-old Spaniard, currently loaned out to the "Monaco" team this season, could play a crucial role in the Argentine's move to the royal club.

It is said that "Real" will offer the Italian capital team to loan Morientes for one year and will pay 12 million pounds (about 62 million litas) in cash for the recently turned 26-year-old Argentine.