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Drenthe, Van Nistelrooy & Van der Vaart near Real exit
Dutch international Royston Drenthe looks set to call time on his career at Real Madrid with reports on Spain's Cadena Ser radio station claiming that AC Milan will snap up the 22-year-old left-footer fro £6m in January. A star of the 2007 UEFA under-21 tournament, the Feyenoord protégé has not lived up to his €14m price-tag in Spain failing to impress Bernd Schuster, Juande Ramos and Manuel Pellegrini. Previously linked with Chelsea, Drenthe could be the fourth Dutchman to leave the Bernabeu in quick succession following Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben’s exits. Rumours still abound on the continent that Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rafael van der Vaart will also depart in January with fears mounting that a lack of first team action will hinder their participation at next year’s World Cup; several Premier League clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool are thought to be monitoring the situation.