UEFA president: Real spending spree is not normal and I don't like it

PARIS: There is something "not normal" about the huge sums of money spent by clubs like Real Madrid in the transfer market, UEFA president Michel Platini was quoted as saying on Thursday.

Real took their recent spending spree to around 215 million euros ($303 million) when they signed French forward Karim Benzema from Olympique Lyon on Wednesday.

Benzema will follow Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazilian playmaker Kaka and Spanish defender Raul Albiol to the Bernabeu Stadium.