Malaga swoop for Monreal
Reuters - Tuesday 14 June 2011, 22:45
MADRID - Malaga have agreed to sign Spain
defender Nacho Monreal from La Liga rivals Osasuna.
The deal for the 25-year-old left-back is set to be
completed on Wednesday if he passes a medical, the club said on
their website on Tuesday.
Monreal, who has been capped four times by the world
champions, came up through the youth ranks at Osasuna. Local
media reported he was moving for a fee of around six million
euros.
Malaga were bought by a member of the Qatari royal family
last year and, despite finishing 11th in La Liga in May, have
ambitious plans to push for European qualification next season.
Two weeks ago they signed Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy
on a one-year deal.