A few weeks ago, Lorenzo Sanz himself said that they were in negotiations for a Frenchman and it's definitely neither Zidane nor Petit. More likely he was talking about Desailly, Dalmat (he's now signed with PSG), or Makelele. Don't just laugh Makelele off because, according to AS, he is one of the more probable summer acquisitions by Real Madrid. At least he has a better chance of coming than Zidane. Face it Labas, every fan wants a Zidane in his club, but we've got to be realistic about Zizou coming to ours. He simply isn't coming.
On Deco, like most Brazilians he's talented, but like most Brazilians he's non-EU (unless of course he's got an EU passport, in which case, pardon my ignorance). As Labas said, he ain't a playmaker but an attacking midfielder like Guti to whom we should give more chances next season because he's not so young anymore.
[This message has been edited by dwMB (edited 24-05-2000).]