As a Newcastle fan, I'm very shocked at how quickly this bid went through. A massive shock at first hearing the rumour that Real Madrid have tabled big money for him, I thought it would play out a bit like the Veira saga. But no, the fee was agreed and the medical went fine... and now he's a Real Mardid player!

Woodgate is a brilliant player, but he IS injury prone. He's played something like 28 games out of a possible 125 while at Newcastle. That says a lot. So for £13.5 million, I'm happy. I think Newcastle WILL MISS him big time unless they spend quickly and move to get two brilliant centre backs for £6mil to £8mil each. Then the defence will have gained massive from Woodgate's departure.