Real Madrid could wait for January deal for Arsenal's Vieira

Real Madrid are prepared to wait until the January transfer window to sign Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira.

Real coach Jose Antonio Camacho hinted: "I am prepared to wait until the very last day of the transfer window to sign the player I want. We will wait until the very end for a player that can really help the team."

"I like to have small squads so that all my players feel part of the team."

"When Real Madrid want a player his team think they have found a gold mine. But in December other doors will open that will make things easier for us."

"My club president Florentino Perez knows what we need and my point of view, and he is working on that."

"We don't have stress or hurry. We have a squad of players that the whole world wants. We are a select World XI."

If the Gunners dig in and refuse to sell now they could find Vieira's price tag has plummeted by December as the midfield ace would have only 18 months left on his contract.