Published on 12:00 AM, February 19, 2009

VDV won't quit Real

Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart on Wednesday ruled out quitting Real Madrid to return to Bundesliga side Hamburg, even if he has failed to hold down a regular place in Spain.
"Even though I had a nice life in Hamburg, I would not want to leave Real at any price," the 26-year-old told German tabloid Bild.
"A return to Hamburg is really not a reality for me," added the former Hamburg captain who spent three seasons in Germany.
Real signed van der Vaart from Hamburg for 13 million euros (16.35 million US dollars) last summer.