New Real Madrid signing Rafael van der Vaart has vowed to fight for his place in the Spanish champions' team after completing his switch from Hamburg on Tuesday.
The Holland international arrived in Madrid on Tuesday to undergo a medical and sign his five-year contract at the Bernabeu.
He will join a contingent of four other Dutchmen in the Madrid squad, and will vie for a place alongside the likes of Brazil international Robinho and home-grown stars Guti and Raul.
And the 25-year-old insists he is prepared for the competition for places in the side.
"I will fight for a place in the team, but Madrid has many stars and if I end up on the bench that won't be a problem," he told Spanish newspaper Marca.
"Madrid has one objective this season: to win the Champions League. I can help them. The important thing is to play."
As well as being prepared to fight for a place with those stars already present, Van der Vaart claims he would also welcome Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to the club should his transfer go through.
"It would be good if he (Ronaldo) came," he said.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that the transfer saga involving Cristiano Ronaldo is "closed" and the winger will remain at the club.
The Portugal international is under contract at Old Trafford until 2012 but has been publicly courted by Spanish giants Real Madrid and the player appeared to be keen on a move.
Ferguson though insists that Ronaldo, who underwent ankle surgery earlier this summer and is not expected to return to action until October, will stay at Old Trafford.
He said on Sky Sports News: "The matter is closed now. He (Ronaldo) is a Manchester United player - it's finished. He'll be playing here next season believe me. It's finished."
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has also hinted their pursuit of Ronaldo may now be brought to an end after he revealed new arrival Rafael van der Vaart is their only likely purchase this summer.
"Rafael van der Vaart is the first and possibly the only signing of the summer for Real Madrid," Calderon said.
"We believe that this squad is full of quality, of plenty of talent. It's a team which is a great family, very close.
"We said that the new arrivals would be few but of great quality. That seemed logical after two successful seasons in which we've brought in 19 young, promising players.
"This (the low number of signings) was a request of the board of directors."
Van der Vaart himself was asked to comment on the possible arrival of United star Ronaldo, but was reluctant to respond.
"Ronaldo is a fantastic player, one of the best in the world," he added.
"If he came it would be great, of course. But out of respect I can't say anything more about this matter."
Chelsea have left for their pre-season tour of Asia without striker Didier Drogba.
The 30-year-old, who scored eight times in the Barclays Premier League last season, has been linked with a transfer away from Stamford Bridge this summer although the Blues claim his absence from the trip is due to the need to recover from a knee injury.
Drogba's omission seems certain to raise further questions about his future, however, with a virtually full-strength squad travelling to play games in China and Malaysia before returning to Europe for the Railways Cup in Moscow.
Another player rumoured to be on his way from the Londoners, Inter Milan target Frank Lampard, is included in the party.
New boys Deco and Jose Bosingwa are in Luiz Felipe Scolari's squad, while Michael Ballack will link up with them in China after finishing a post-Euro 2008 holiday.
Scolari will take charge of his first match as Chelsea manager on Wednesday against Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals.
"The players are not ready yet totally, but we are starting to build a new team and a new philosophy," the Brazilian told www.chelseafc.com.
"This is just the beginning, and I expect after these five games that I will have a general idea about all the players and a system."
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has confirmed that the club have rejected a massive offer from Chelsea for Kaka.
Reports over the weekend suggested Kaka could be on his way to Stamford Bridge in a world record deal after Chelsea made a move for the Brazilian playmaker.
Kaka's representative fuelled rumours of a move to West London by claiming that the player would be interested in a switch to Chelsea.
However, Milan moved quickly to dispel the rumours by saying Kaka was not for sale and Galliani says Milan president Silvio Berlusconi rejected the mega bid from Chelsea.
"It's true that Chelsea made a conspicuous offer, but I will not say how much it was," Galliani told the Italian press.
"It is equally true that we said no. President Silvio Berlusconi rejected the chance to sell Kaka, just as he told Real Madrid no in 2001 for Andriy Shevchenko."
Galliani insists Kaka and Juventus target Clarence Seedorf will be staying with the Rossoneri for the new season.
"Kaka is going nowhere and neither is Clarence Seedorf," added Galliani. "The fans can sleep easy."
Kaka, however, admits he is unsure of his future claiming two clubs are chasing his services with Real Madrid thought to be rivalling Chelsea for the South American's signature.
"When I return to Italy I will know what's going to happen, but at the moment nothing is certain," said Kaka.
"There are two teams who are very interested in signing me, but now I do not want to talk about it.
"Until we return to Milan and know how things are, we cannot decide what happens with my future."
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