Source: Daily_Mail
Madrid chief Mijatovic fuming over shock Faubert and Valencia deals
Julien Faubert's surprise move from West Ham to Real Madrid on loan has provoked a furore at the Spanish club.[LNB]Faubert is one of eight players who have departed Upton Park during the January transfer window but manager Gianfranco Zola will be happy that only one, Craig Bellamy, was a big-name player.[LNB] New boy: Julien Faubert holds his Real Madrid shirt during his presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium[LNB] The transfer window by numbers: The biggest deals, the best bargains and who spent what [LNB]Kovac says Zola was decisive factor in moving to West Ham[LNB]WEST HAM UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Faubert's late move to the Bernabeu was a surprise and it has now emerged that the club's sporting director, former Yugoslav international Predrag Mijatovic, is fuming at the temporary deal.[LNB]Mijatovic believes that neither Faubert, who never managed to command a regular first-team spot at West Ham, nor Wigan's Antonio Valencia - who has also joined Real - is anywhere near good enough to play for the Spanish giants.[LNB]Mijatovic's main quarrel is said to be with Real's technical secretary, Miguel Angel Portugal, who masterminded the deals.[LNB] Not impressed: Real Madrid director does not rate Antonio Valencia (right)[LNB]The transfer deadline day ended quietly for West Ham with only Calum Davenport going out on loan to Sunderland.[LNB]They were looking possibly at signing South African defender Bryce Moon over from Panathinaikos but a deal was not possible and Upton Park officials insisted they were under no pressure if terms could not be agreed.[LNB]Zola will breathe a sigh of relief that the window has now closed and, with the exception of Bellamy, he has been as good as his word and managed to keep all his high-profile players.[LNB] The transfer window by numbers: The biggest deals, the best bargains and who spent what [LNB]Kovac says Zola was decisive factor in moving to West Ham[LNB]WEST HAM UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]
