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Nearly two weeks after Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain suffered a left foot injury in a 2-0 win over Mallorca and was ruled out for three weeks, the historically wealthy La Liga powerhouse did something they’re well-known for —shopping.
The Spanish Club announced on Tuesday their signing of Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor, which entails a loan until the conclusion of the season. Both teams should benefit from the move, not necessarily in terms of talent, but more so, as a way to fix current problems — along with Adebayor himself.
With the recent injury to Higuain and struggles with Frenchman striker Karim Benzema, who has all but two league goals this season, Real Madrid is in desperate need of a forward like Adebayor — someone who can provide support and speed for Portuguese star forward Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the starting 11.
Adebayor, in turn, is sure to find a more positive experience in Madrid after expressing he had felt shunted ever since young Italian phenom Mario Balotelli stole the spotlight upon his arrival in the fall of last year. Manchester City is losing some talent along with this deal — something seemingly common for a club who lost super striker Robinho to Milan less than six months ago — but considering the team currently sits in third place on the Premier League table with a 13-6-5 record, there is surely talent elsewhere within the club.
Balotelli, captain forward Carlos Tevez and Spanish midfielder David Silva will remain the core to this team’s ultimate success and finish. Also, the addition of Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko from Wolfsburg should provide a respectable replacement for Adebayor. Dzeko told BBC Sport that he’s “pleased to be at such a good club with such big ambition.”
Other transfers include the EPL’s Aston Villa dishing out the big bucks for Sunderland striker Darren Bent, who scored a total of 36 goals in two seasons for The Black Cats. The Villa paid just under $33 million for Bent, who stated last Thursday he “want[s] to help Villa get some points on the board. They are in false position.”
There are rumors swirling around that Real Madrid’s world-class defender Sergio Ramos could be leaving the club for the EPL, to join either Arsenal or Manchester United. In addition, the rumors state if Ramos commits to Old Trafford, Manchester United French left-back Patrice Evra could, in turn, join Real Madrid.
There hasn’t been much moving, but the January transfer window certainly shakes things up heading to the second half of the European season.
Bangor Daily News