Javi Martinez would be a signing that would really strengthen Real Madrid. I hope he doesn't go there. I like the player. I also concur that Real Madrid's central midfield and especially Khedira is too poor for the most expensive squad ever assembled. I mean it's a poorer central midfield than what Liverpool had in 2008. You can't even hold possession and control the game in the Bernabeu. Against a Bayern side with an unfit Schweinsteiger playing. The problem though is not Khedira IMO (although he's poor technically). It's Alonso. Or let's say: the mix of Alonso and Khedira. Alonso is an out-and-out regista. He is a static player who sits infront of your defense and pings long balls to the wings. He isn't dictating the game from all over the pitch with short passes. Like Xavi, Iniesta, Schweinsteiger, Modric or Banega. He's way too static (reason why he was dropped for Senna for the 2008 Euros). That often forces Khedira to play further up the pitch than him. Which doesn't make any sense. Because Khedira has no skills or creativity to go forward. He's a destroyer who's far more suited to play
behind a Schweinsteiger type of player who will play higher up the pitch than Alonso. What you need is a #8. Sahin offers this. That's why I hope he'll stay on your bench for the rest of his life and never make it in Madrid.
