Schalke chief Clemens Tonnies
has revealed that the club have
pulled out of a deal for
Tottenham midfielder Rafael
van der Vaart, paving the way
for his return to Hamburg.
- Hamburg plot Van der Vaart
move
Van der Vaart, 29, will be
allowed to leave Spurs this
summer as he does not fit into
new manager Andre Villas-Boas'
plans with Schalke manager
Huub Stevens last month
claiming that the Dutch
international would be a good
signing..
However, Tonnies has now
called a halt to the negotiations
after they were unable to agree
on a contract that would reach
anywhere near the £70,000-a-
week plus bonuses that he is
currently on.
"If we had really wanted to
have him [Van der Vaart], then
we would have got him,"
Tonnies said. "But it didn't make
any sense because we were
miles apart. The topic is over."
Schalke general manager, Horst
Heldt, added: "Van der Vaart has
very high quality but despite
this, he does not fit our
requirements on a number of
levels."
Frank Arnesen, the Hamburg
sporting director, has revealed
that he would be keen to sign
Van der Vaart, who played at
the club for three years before
joining Real Madrid in 2008 for
€13 million.
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