Ok, here we go...there are 40 (FORTY) players who have both played for Real Madrid AND played in the Premier League since 1 January 2000. Name them.
NB: Qualification is must have played at least one minute in a competitive first team fixture for Real Madrid and played at least one minute in the Premier League this century.
NB2: Try not to (at least at the outset) just name one player at a time or we really will be here forever. Get the obvious ones out of the way and we can go from there.
NB3: Do not discount the possibility that I've missed someone on my list. But I think it's 40.
Ticked off:
Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle, Man Utd & Stoke)
David Beckham (Man Utd)
Steve McManaman (Man City)
Ivan Campo (Bolton)
Fernando Hierro (Bolton)
Antonio Nunez (Liverpool)
Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool)
Xabi Alonso (Liverpool)
Jonathan Woodgate (Leeds, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Tottenham & Stoke)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Luka Modric (Tottenham)
Geremi (Middlesbrough, Chelsea & Newcastle)
Esteban Granero (QPR)
Nuri Sahin (Liverpool)
Michael Essien (Chelsea)
Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea)
Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, Man City & Tottenham)
Fernando Morientes (Liverpool)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd)
Robinho (Man City)
Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool)
Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal)
Javi Garcia (Man City)
Arjen Robben (Chelsea)
Julio Baptista (Arsenal)
Lassana Diarra (Arsenal, Chelsea & Portsmouth)
Mahamadou Diarra (Fulham)
Michel Salgado (Blackburn)
Gabriel Heinze (Man Utd)
Claude Makelele (Chelsea)
Julien Faubert (West Ham)
Nicolas Anelka (Liverpool, Man City, Bolton & Chelsea)
Thomas Gravesen (Everton)
Raul Bravo (Leeds)
Cesar Sanchez (Tottenham)
Royston Drenthe (Everton)
Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham)
Marcos Alonso (Bolton)
Borja Valero (West Brom)
Christian Karembeu (Middlesbrough)