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Madrid strengthened with two Turin players shaken by corruption scandal - Italy's national team defender Fabio Cannavaro and Brazilian midfielder Emerson are heading to Spain. The news was announced late Wednesday night on the official website of the "Royal" club.
Both 32-year-old F.Cannavaro and 30-year-old Emerson will sign two-year contracts with "Real" with the possibility of extending them for another year and will join former "Juventus" coach Fabio Capello in Madrid. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but according to the Spanish radio station "Cadena Ser", "Juventus" will receive around 20 million euros for the two players.
The most titled Italian club was forced to part ways with its stars as they were relegated to the second division "Serie B". This was taken advantage of by "Real", who has not won any trophies in three years and is trying to renew their squad, with Ramon Calderon recently becoming the club's president. Although initially it was reported that "Juventus" rejected the offer from Spain, on Wednesday evening Madrid club's sports director Predrag Mijatovic managed to close the deal.
"Real Madrid" can confirm that an agreement has been reached for the acquisition of Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson from Turin's "Juventus". The players are currently on vacation and will be presented at the Santiago Bernabeu after signing their contracts.," - announces the official website of the Spanish capital club.
Although "Real" coach Fabio Capello also wanted another "Juventus" star Gianluca Zambrotta in his team, it is likely that Zambrotta, along with another defender Lilian Thuram, will move to "Barcelona". It is believed that Barcelona rushed to conclude the deal after being ordered by a court to hold presidential elections and agreed to pay 19 million euros for the players.
