
ARBELOA OUT AS BALANTA STALLS

Real Madrid right back Alvaro Arbeloa has become the next player to leave Los Merengues, as their approach for River Plate’s Eder Alvarez Balanta breaks down.
Arbeloa, often played as second fiddle to Sergio Ramos and more recently Dani Carvajal, will join FC Schalke 04 for £2 million.
The former Deportivo La Coruña right back has agreed a three-year-deal with the Gelsenkirchen outfit at the age of 31 on £60,000-a-week.
Arbeloa, who joined Madrid from Liverpool in 2009 for £5 million, also attracted the interest of Werder Bremen, but the prospect of playing Champions’ League football took centre stage.
In other news, Colombian centre back Balanta wil not be joining Real Madrid due to the club already having three foreign players ready to be registered in La Liga this season.
New signings James Rodriguez, Keylor Navas and on-loan striker Javier Hernandez are all considered as foreign by La Liga rules, meaning Balanta doesn’t have a slot left with the Galacticos.
Real Madrid are rumoured to be turning their attentions towards Valencia’s Ruben Vezo, with Olympique Marseille’s Nicolas Nkoulou also being watched closely.