Essien deal hit a snag to Real!!!!!!!!!!!!!
European football expert Andy Brassell: "A twist to the Michael Essien move to Real Madrid, with El Mundo Deportivo reporting that it's holding up another possible Chelsea leaver....young Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu, who looked like heading off to Malaga for the season on loan despite being on the bench for the Super Cup defeat against Atletico Madrid tonight. With Madrid waiting on Essien as a Lassana Diarra replacement before letting him go to Anzhi, one wonders how this particular ball of wool will untangle....elsewhere in Spain, second tier Racing Santander have confirmed the loan signing of Rangers' Carlos Bocanegra."