Perez Reveals Details Of Record Zidane Deal
MADRID, July 9 (Reuters)(DS) - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said
the world record transfer of Zinedine Zidane from Juventus to the Spanish
champions on Monday cost the club more than 13,000 million pesetas ($66.05
million).
Zidane's transfer fee was 11,500 million pesetas ($58.43 million), but Perez
said the payment schedule, over three years, included interest charges that
would increase the cost to 12,500 million pesetas ($63.51 million).
Commissions totalling 533 million pesetas ($2.71 million) would then take
the total cost of the World Player of the Year to over 13,000 million
pesetas.
But Real's president was still confident he would reap profits from signing
the French midfielder.
"As everyone knows what may at first appear expensive is often cheap in the
long run. As well as being profitable from sporting terms I have absolutely
no doubt the Zidane deal will be profitable from the economic perspective,"
Perez told reporters.
Real were quick to take the first steps to recouping their huge
investment -- 200 replica shirts emblazoned with Zidane's name and the
number five, costing 12,000 pesetas ($60.97) each, were bought at the club
shop within the first hour of the player completing his move.
($1=196.80 Peseta)
