(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (NNP Frenchman)) (VP (VP (VBZ joins) (BASENP (DT the) (NN side))) (PP (IN despite) (S (VP (VBG being) (VP (ADVP (RB strongly)) (VP (VP (VBN linked) (PP (IN with) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN move)) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (NNP Real) (NNP Madrid)))))) (PP (IN over) (BASENP (DT the) (JJ last) (NN two) (NNS summers)))))))))) (PERIOD .))