Real Madrid coach Schuster didn't want Van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart was never a priority signing for Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster, it has been revealed.

AS says Schuster told Real sports director Pedja Mijatovic he was happy to wait until next summer to land the former Hamburg star - for just £750,000.

However, with Wesley Sneijder breaking down in preseason, Real were forced into pushing through a £9 million deal for Van der Vaart.