Jose De Diego

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Galatasaray president Unai Aysal has begun negotiations with Atletico counterpart Enrique Cerezo over the trio and reports suggest an agreement over the transfer fees is already in place.

"We have begun negotiations with Club Atletico de Madrid over the transfers of the footballers Diego Forlan, Jose Antonio Reyes and Tomas Ujfalusi," a statement on the club's official website read. "The public will be notified of developments."

Forlan, 32, has regularly been linked with top clubs in Spain, Italy and England in recent years, while Reyes, 27, and Ujfalusi, 33, are first-team regulars at the Vicente Calderon.

Galatasaray could also be on the verge of clinching a deal to sign Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari .

Frank Schreier, the player's Italy-based agent, said: "Galatasaray has made a great offer and we are considering it. There are good chances that Muntari will play in Turkey next season."

Ghana international Muntari, 26, spent time on loan at Sunderland last season but the club decided against signing him on a permanent deal.

Galatasaray are also expected to tie up a deal for Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Muslera in the near future.

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De Diego, son of Felipe de Diego Paraj�n a Spanish army officer from Asturias, Spain and Elisa Mart�nez Mu�iz a Criollo from Puerto Rico, was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and received his primary education in Mayag�ez, Puerto Rico. He then moved to Spain where he graduated from the "Polytechnic College of Logro�o". While in Spain, de Diego collaborated with the newspaper El Progreso (Progress) which was founded by Jos� Juli�n Acosta and which attacked the political situation in Puerto Rico. This led to various arrests and eventually he returned to the island. In 1886, de Diego had an unhappy love affair, with Carmen Echavarr�a, which led him to write one of his acclaimed poems "A Laura" (To Laura). This poem became very popular among the romantics of that time. He became known as the "Father" of the "Modern Puerto Rican Poetry Movement". Among his most noted poetry books are Pomarrosas, Jovillos, Cantos de Rebeld�a, Cantos del Pitirre De Diego returned to Spain and studied law in Barcelona. He received his law degree and continued his studies until he graduated with a doctorate in law in 1892. He then returned to Puerto Rico to advocate for its autonomy from Spain. De Diego set up his law practice in Arecibo and was the founder of the newspaper La Rep�blica (The Republic). Together with Rom�n Baldorioty de Castro, Diego founded the "Autonomist Party" in 1887. Luis Mu�oz Rivera and Rosendo Matienzo Cintr�n, who were members of the party, formed a committee which ultimately convinced the Spanish representative in the island Pr�xedes Mateo Sagasta to support the idea of autonomy for Puerto Rico. De Diego did not accompany Mu�oz Rivera and Matienzo Cintr�n, because he believed that Spain should be a Federal Republic and Mateo Sagasta's party followed the ideals of the monarchy. De Diego envisioned the establishment of a Confederation of the Spanish-speaking islands in the Caribbean which would include Dominican Republic and Cuba, known as the Antillean Confederation. In 1897, Spain acknowledged Puerto Rico's autonomy, after Mateo Sagasta's victory in Spain. De Diego celebrated Mu�oz Rivera's accomplishment and was named Sub-Secretary of Justice and Government. Puerto Rico's autonomy, however was short-lived. On June 5, 1900, President William McKinley named de Diego, together with Rosendo Matienzo Cintr�n, Jos� Celso Barbosa, Manuel Camu�as, and Andr�s Crosas to an Executive Cabinet under U.S.-appointed Governor Charles H. Allen.

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