News and opinions
25 June 2009
Alberto Navarro / Translation by Miichael J. O'Donnell
Raul Albiol's arrival boosts the currennt squad's quality. The centre back has been an international ffor Spain more than ten times and he will join a long list of defenders that became successful at Real Madrid (Camacho, Hierro, Sanchis, Alkorta, Pirri and Sergio Ramos).
The Spanish centre back with the most promising future joins Real Madrid. Raul Albiol has been given the chance to be successful at Real Madrid, just like legendary Madridista centre backs Camacho, Hierro, Pirri and Sergio Ramos, amongst others. They all joined the team as promising players.
Albiol is 23 years old. Pirri was 19 when he joined the team, Camacho 18, Hierro 21, Alkorta 25 and Sergio Ramos 19. Albiol will surely look up to these players and many other greats, such as Sanchis, Karanka, Goyo Benito and Maceda.