▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League . ▁At ▁Real ▁Madrid , ▁Ger emi ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Ball on ▁d ' Or ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Ger emi , ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁club , ▁former ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁coach ▁Vic ente ▁del ▁Bos que ▁told ▁Spanish ▁newspaper ▁Mar ca , ▁that ▁N j it ap ▁and ▁Steve ▁Mc Man aman ▁were ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁important ▁players ▁in ▁his ▁squad , ▁because ▁" t ogether ▁they ▁kept ▁the ▁whole ▁team ▁un ited ". ▁ ▁Se ek ing ▁more ▁regular ▁football , ▁Ger emi ▁moved ▁to ▁M idd les br ough ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season ▁on ▁a ▁season - long ▁loan ▁from ▁Real ▁Madrid , ▁where ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁successful ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁sentence ▁from ▁FIFA ▁obliged ▁Cer ro ▁Por te ño ▁to ▁pay ▁Ger emi ▁US $ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Ch else a ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁impress ive ▁FIFA ▁Confeder ations ▁Cup ▁campaign ▁with ▁Cam ero on , ▁Ch else a ▁paid ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁£ 6 . 9   mill ion ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁excellent ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁St am ford ▁Bridge . ▁Although ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Ch else a , ▁under ▁José