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Dudek hoping for Real exit

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Jerzy Dudek wants to leave Real Madrid during the transfer window to keep his Euro 2008 dream alive.

Keeper needs to play to make Euro squad

Jerzy Dudek wants to leave Real Madrid during the transfer window to keep his Euro 2008 dream alive. The keeper only arrived at the Bernabeu as a free agent from Liverpool in the summer, but is getting frustrated by his lack of first team opportunities. He is yet to make a competitive appearance for Madrid, and is unlikely to be able to dislodge current Spanish international Iker Casillas. The situation has become too much for the Polish keeper after seeing his country qualify for Euro 2008 and being warned by national coach Leo Beenhakker that he will not feature if he is not playing regularly.

Historic

"I've got a three-year contract with Real Madrid but I want to look at the possibility of leaving," Dudek told Spanish sports daily Marca. "Poland have qualified for the European championship for the first time and I have received an important call from the coach Leo Beenhakker who told me that if I play regularly I would be his keeper at Euro 2008. "I want to play at the European championship because it will be a historic moment for our country and I haven't played at all in Madrid. I think the best thing now is that we sit down and talk. "If I were 26 I would never leave Real Madrid even if I was second choice, but things have changed with the call from Poland. I'm 34 and they have given me hope of playing in an important tournament. "I know I will only have a chance if I play regularly in the next few months. Real have the final word... but I want to be totally honest with them about this."

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