Albiol was a member of the European Championship-winning team last summer and has made 15 international appearances. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
MADRID - REAL Madrid reportedly agreed on a deal to sign Valencia defender Raul Albiol, the Spanish club's third signing this offseason.
Spanish media reported on Wednesday that Madrid agreed to pay Valencia 15 million euros (S$30.5 million) for the 23-year-old Spain defender, who is playing at the Confederations Cup.
'I don't know anything, nor could I know anything since I'm here with the national team,' Albiol said after Spain's 2-0 semifinal defeat to the United States on Wednesday. 'Now's not the time to talk about it.' Albiol, who also played at Getafe, would be new president Florentino Perez's first Spanish signing after bringing Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka to the Santiago Bernabeu.
Albiol was a member of the European Championship-winning team last summer and has made 15 international appearances.
The 1.87-meter center back played 126 league games in four full seasons at the Mestalla. -- AP
