Mark van Nistelrooy has joined Hamburg on a free transfer from Real Madrid , the German Bundesliga club have confirmed . Hamburg coach Bruno Walter revealed he was pleased to capture the player and is confident he will find the net regularly for the club . `` I had great talks with both Bernd Hoffmann ( Hamburg president ) and Bruno Labbadia ( coach ) and had a very positive impression from the very beginning . English Premier League sides Tottenham and West Ham had also been interested in signing the ex - Manchester United forward .
Mark van Nistelrooy has joined Hamburg on a free transfer from Real Madrid , the German Bundesliga club have confirmed . Hamburg coach Bruno Walter revealed he was pleased to capture the player and is confident he will find the net regularly for the club . English Premier League sides Tottenham and West Ham had also been interested in signing the ex - Manchester United forward .