I'm Perfectly Happy At Roma, Insists Samuel

Argentine international defender Walter Samuel has poured cold water on reprots linking him for a summer switch Real Madrid.

"I'm perfectly happy at Roma," said the powefully built centre-back. "I've seen the stories linking me with Real but those things are written to just sell papers."

The Spanish capital club have been tracking Samuel for some time and thier interest has been resurrected by the unexpected collapse of Gabriel Milito's transfer from Independiente due to a failed medical.