Real Madrid have sent Pedro Leon and Fernando Gago out on loan to get some much needed playing time. Leon is joining Getafe while Fernando Gago has joined Roma.

Leon returns to the Coliseum Alfonso Perez just a year after he was sold to Real for a fee of around £9 million. A joint-statement between the two clubs reads:

"Real CF and Getafe CF have reached an agreement for the transfer of Pedro Leon.

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La Liga club Getafe CF are taking an entirely new approach to direct marketing for the 2011/12 season by speaking to all their male fans' little swimmers.

The rationale is simple: when the going gets tough and the supporters get going, the only logical way to fill those stadium seats is by spreading all available seeds.