SPAIN: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - New Real Madrid midfielder Angel Di Maria undergoes medical in Madrid

Record ID: 190285

  • Title: SPAIN: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - New Real Madrid midfielder Angel Di Maria undergoes medical in Madrid
  • Date: 9th July 2010
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (JULY 08, 2010) (REUTERS) REAL MADRID MIDFIELDER ANGEL DI MARIA POSING WITH DOCTOR DI MARIA GREETING DI MARIA GETTING INTO LIFT DI MARIA ARRIVING TO MEDICAL VARIOUS OF DI MARIA UNDERGOING MEDICAL (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DOCTOR WHO SUPERVISE DI MARIA MEDICAL, CARLOS DIEZ SAYING "He is in perfect condition and available for the coach and the sport register. It's true that after the World Cup he needs time for rest. After that, he will join the squad and the pre-season." DI MARIA LEAVING THE HOSPITAL
  • Embargoed: 24th July 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Spain
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA24YPUYVUVRWUW7HT5TA6KKHBL
  • Story Text: New Real Madrid midfielder Angel di Maria underwent a successful medical examination on Thursday (July 8).
    New manager Jose Mourinho signed the Argentina international from Benfica on a six-year contract.
    Di Maria will be presented to the fans at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Friday. (July 9)
    "He is in perfect condition and available for the coach and the sport register," Doctor Carlos Diez told reporters following the completion of the player's medical.
    "It's true that after the World Cup he needs time for rest. After that, he will join the squad and the pre-season."
    The 22-year-old Di Maria, who helped Argentina reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa, is the first signing the club has made since Mourinho replaced Manuel Pellegrini as coach last month.
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