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Van Der Vaart Insists He Wants Spain Move

Rafael van der Vaart has reiterated his desire to move to Spain and baslted Hamburg for rejected an offer over the summer that would have seen them a huge profit on him.

The Dutch midfielder was reportedly the subject of bids from Real Madrid and Valencia in the recent transfer window and he is furious at being denied his chance to join the Spanish giants.

Hamburg stated recently that they were confident that he would sign an extension to his deal at the club, but that now appears to be a distant hope.

"I want to go to Spain, and that is the end of it," Van der Vaart told the Bild am Sonntag.

"In May, (Hamburg president Bernd) Hoffmann came to me and asked how they could make me happier. I said that I wanted to move to Spain and that I would always like to consider any such offers, and he agreed.

"Then a team came in, and suddenly I am not for sale at any price.

"I arrived for €5m and then HSV could have made €22m, but nobody at the club wanted to discuss it.

"I cannot understand that."

Van der Vaart has explained that his strong desire to play in La Liga stems from the fact that his mother is Spanish and he has a lot of family in the country.

During the summer he was disciplined by the Bundesliga outfit for being photographed wearing a Valencia shirt.

Despite the off-field distractions, the former Ajax star has already scored seven goals in eight games for Hamburg this term.