Huntelaar eyeing Champions League nod


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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is determined to play for Real Madrid in this season's Champions League. Uefa rules mean Real are likely to have to choose between their two big winter signings, Huntelaar from Ajax and Lassana Diarra from Portsmouth, with only one allowed to play in Europe. And the Netherlands striker said: "They can only register one player and I have to do everything possible so that player is me. "I hope to be chosen. It's up to me." Huntelaar confirmed he had not discussed the issue with the club, saying: "I've heard about it from the press." The Dutchman, who moved to El Santiago Bernabeu for an initial ?20 million (Dh104.2m), is still taking in his big-money move, which was announced at the start of December. "I'm on a cloud," he was quoted as saying in Spanish daily Marca. "Everything is great and the good thing is that on January 4 I can play." He added: "I appreciate the support and affection that I have been given [at Ajax]. "My dream now is to win in Madrid. "Ajax will always be one of my teams, it is in my heart, but now I hope to do big things with Real Madrid. I want to succeed at this club."

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