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Bravo for El Tel

LEEDS UNITED have swooped to sign Real Madrid starlet Raul Bravo on loan until the end of the season.

The Spanish international defender will join the Elland Road club until June 30.

However, the The Whites will not have the option to sign the 21-year-old on a permanent basis as Madrid see the youngster as a vital part of  their future plans.

The left-sided defender - who can also operate in midfield - is rated as one of the best prospects in Spain, but has been denied first-team opportunities by the form of Brazilian superstar Roberto Carlos.

Leeds boss Terry Venables has been a huge admirer of Bravo for some time, and identified the player as an excllent prospect as soon as he arrived at Elland Road in the summer.

The capture of the young Spaniard brings some cheer for the former England boss who has endured a traumatic week after seeing both Robbie Fowler and Jonathon Woodgate sold by the Yorkshire club.