But he claims the Spanish giants wanted to sign him in the same winter window before then-boss Juande Ramos pulled the plug on the deal. “Real Madrid wanted to sign me when Juande Ramos, was in charge there,” he told FourFourTwo magazine. “But the board had gone over the manager's head, so he started to get upset, and to placate him they pulled the plug on the deal. But he did once line up against the club that nearly signed him during a loan spell with La Liga outfit Real Zaragoza between 2009 and 2010. Juande Ramos pulled the plug on his move, according to Pennant

Source: Express November 05, 2018 18:11 UTC