Madrid, Spain (My Sportsbook) - Real Madrid signed Netherlands international striker Klas-Jan Huntelaar from Dutch club Ajax on Tuesday, the Spanish club announced. Huntelaar, 25, will join Real Madrid in January. He will likely replace injured Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was lost for the season to knee surgery. Huntelaar had already replaced Van Nistelrooy on the Dutch national team. "Huntelaar is now officially a new player at Real Madrid," the team said in a statement. Huntelaar will be the sixth Dutch player on Real's first team, joining fellow Orange players Royston Drenthe, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart and Van Nistelrooy. Huntelaar is currently sidelined with an ankle injury and is not expected to be back in action until the middle of December. He led the Dutch Eredivisie last season with 33 goals in 34 games and has six goals in limited action this year. In his career, Huntelaar has 136 goals in 192 club games. He also has 10 goals in 18 appearances for the Netherlands. |
