MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon has said Germany international Christoph Metzelder and three other players are lined up for next season with the newly-crowned Primera Liga champions.
'We've been working on new signings for the last three months. Metzelder is signed up and there are three more who are almost done,' Calderon told sports daily
AS on Tuesday.
Metzelder, whose contract with Borussia Dortmund finished
at the end of the season, has been linked with a move to Real
in the media for some time, though the club has yet to
officially confirm the deal.
AC Milan's Kaka has been a target for Calderon since he
promised to sign the playmaker in his election campaign last
June. But the Serie A side have consistently said the player is
not for sale.
'We all know that Kaka will have to force his exit from
Milan...and I continue to believe that he will try,' Calderon
added.
Calderon and his team also have to decide on the future of
coach Fabio Capello, who despite bringing them the league title
and having two years left on his contract, has had an uneasy
relationship with the president.
Real beat Real Mallorca 3-1 at home on Sunday in a
nail-biting finale to the season, to finish level on points
with arch-rivals Barcelona but top due to their superior
head-to-head record. It was their first major trophy in four
years.
