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 | | Real president Florentino Perez is known to be a long-time admirer of Joaquin and reportedly sees the exciting winger as the ideal replacement for veteran Portuguese international Luis Figo. |
 | | However, Betis president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera has made it clear that he would prefer his 23-year-old midfielder to join Premiership side Chelsea if he does decide to leave the Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera. |
 | | Only last month Lopera commented that if he received an offer he could not refuse for the Spain international winger, he would rather sell him to the English league leaders then one of their Primera Liga rivals. |
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