Real Madrid agrees to sign Gabriel Heinze from Manchester United

Real Madrid agreed to sign Gabriel Heinze from Manchester United on Wednesday -- a day after the Argentina defender failed in his appeal to move to Liverpool.

Real Madrid and Manchester United reported on their Web sites that Heinze will sign a four-year contract.

Heinze said his Manchester United career was "finished" after a Premier League panel on Tuesday ruled that the Red Devils could not be forced to sell him to domestic rival Liverpool.

Heinze joined United in 2004 from Paris Saint-Germain. He's also played at Valladolid, Sporting Lisbon and Newell's Old Boys.