Van der Vaart pledges his loyalty to Real

(GSM) – Rafael van der Vaart has been a regular starter at Real Madrid for the last few matches and that has changed his situation at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Dutch midfielder will only leave Real if the club tells him to go.

His recent performances for Los Merengues have strengthened Van der Vaart’s confidence. The attacking midfielder has rejected any possible move in January.

“My intention is to finish the season here and see out the contract that I have with Real Madrid,” Van der Vaart told Dutch paper De Telegraaf. “I am very happy and believe I am playing very well at the moment.

“I’ve been a starter for the last four matches, we played well and we won them all.

“Only if I’m forced to leave, I will go,” added the former Hamburger SV midfielder. “But the club have insisted that they don’t want to sell me.”