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Hamburg says it has turned down a bid by Real Madrid for Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Chairman Bernd Hoffmann said that Madrid had offered €2 million plus a friendly match for the 34-year-old striker but the Bundesliga club rejected the offer “again and for the last time” on Sunday.

Hoffmann says Hamburg wants to do everything to secure a place in international competition next season and it is “unthinkable” to let Van Nistelrooy go.

Van Nistelrooy joined Hamburg from Madrid a year ago.

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