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Chelsea track £45m Sergio Aguero
The Argentinean would demand a wage of £11m to swap Atletico Madrid for London, which even Roman Abramovich is balking at
Having lost out to Real Madrid in the hunt for Kaka, Chelsea has now turned its attentions to the explosive Argentinean striker Sergio Aguero, according to the Times. Aguero, 21, plays for Atletico Madrid for whom he scored 17 goals last season in La Liga. Chelsea have offered £45m for the player, but Aguero's demands for a salary of nearly £11m a season are proving to be a stumbling block...
Valencia have confirmed that their crippling debt of £470m will force the club to sell its two prime assets, David Villa and David Silva, the Daily Mail reports. Villa is rumoured to have already agreed a deal taking him to Real Madrid for £32m, but Chelsea are attempting to hijack this move by offering £40m for the Spanish international, and Manchester City are also interested. Liverpool would like to sign Silva, but their manager Rafa Benitez is unwilling to go above £15m for the 23-year-old, who is yet another target for Real Madrid...
The Sun claims today that AC Milan's 19-year-old striker Alexandre Pato is willing to move to Chelsea, following his former boss Carlo Ancelotti. "I will talk with Ancelotti. He is an extraordinary man. It is thanks to Ancelotti that I managed to come through the ranks at AC Milan and in Italian football," the Brazilian international said. If the west Londoners pull the deal off, AC Milan will have lost two of their most potent attacking threats in the space of a few weeks after Kaka's transfer to Real Madrid was sealed yesterday...
Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is to be fined by the club after his agent said that a transfer to Champions League winners Barcelona would be "feasible", the Daily Mirror reveals. Agent Walter Tamer said yesterday that "if a club like Barcelona want to bring you into their ranks after having completed such a brilliant season and having won everything, obviously as a player you are going to say, 'Yes, I want to play there'." Mascherano struggled to secure a place in the starting line-up at Anfield last season... ·
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Mascharanos's agent was looking for attention threatening to move his client on to another club, Mascharano has said he wants to stay in Liverpool and I believe he is sincere with that statement. The agent is probably after a new contract with more money for his client which is what he is paid to do IMO he is misguided with this approach, but Mascherano will be playing in a Liverpool shirt next season.