Real Madrid has sold its Dutch international winger Arjen Robben to German side Bayern Munich
Spanish press sources put the price at 25 million euros, which represents an 11 million euros loss on the 36 million that the club paid Chelsea for Robben's services two seasons ago.
Robben has showed moments of real quality, but a continued series of muscle injuries restricted his performances with the club to just 40 Primera Liga appearances in two seasons in which he scored 11 goals.
His departure makes him the third Dutch player to abandon Real Madrid this summer.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar joined AC Milan, while Wesley Sneijder is joining Inter Milan.
Real Madrid has also made it clear that midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has no place in the club's plans for the new season and he will almost certainly abandon the club before the transfer window closes at midnight on August 31.
Finally the fact that Robben has joined Bayern Munich could well ignite Real Madrid's interest in Bayern's French winger Frank Ribery.
(Xinhua News Agency August 28, 2009)
