Van der Vaart, apart from
slip with Cristiano
, spoke of his time at Real Madrid with Peter Crouch. The Dutch midfielder revealed that after arriving from the World Cup in South Africa, Mourinho He said he did not have him.
“Rafa, if a club comes for you, you can go,” said Mourinho on the last day of marking. “I got a call from my agent and he said, Tottenham wants to borrow you.” Van der Vaart He narrates that he did not want to go ‘borrowed’ from any club, and that there were two options, go transferred or stay at Real Madrid: “I said,‘No, there is no loan. I'm going full time or I'm staying in Madrid ” Twenty minutes later, I received the call. It was a done deal. ”
Van der Vaart explain what sign for Madrid “It had been my biggest dream. Every child wants to play for Real Madrid. I am half Spanish, my mother is from Spain. When you get there, you smell how big it is, ”he said, although he also reveals the pressure of playing for the white club.
“It is a difficult business there. Even Ronaldo, even Raúl: if you don't score in two games, they want to sell you! Life is not easy, but it was a great experience ”, he says.