Sergio Aguero the new target for Manchester United
After the transfers of Karim Benzema and David Villa failed, Sir Alex Ferguson wants to buy Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid for 45 million euros.
Even if he has the money, the scot manager of Manchester United is reluctant to pay the requested money and is trying to transfer the Argentine for a lower price. According to The Times, United are competing with Chelsea for Aguero, considered the perfect player to fill the gap in the first team left by Cristian Ronaldo’s departure.
Sergio Aguero, 21 years, is at Atletico Madrid from 2006, when was transferred for 23 million euros from Independiente.
Friendly for peace - Ronaldo vs Adriano
The most popular football clubs in Brazil, Flamengo and Corinthians, will play a friendly match for peace in Palestine, on 15 September on the initiative of the South American country government, informs Reuters.
This will be the second “match for peace” organized by the Brazilian government, after the Brazilian national team played against the national team of Haiti, in 2004 during the political crisis in that country.
The date on which the game will take place was announced on the Flamengo official website. The game will also provide an interesting encounter between Brazilian stars Adriano (Flamengo) and Ronaldo (Corinthians).
Maldini refused Chelsea
Chelsea London coach, Carlo Ancelotti, said that the former captain of AC Milan, Paolo Maldini, refused the trensfer to the English team, informs Reuters.
“I maid a proposal, but he said he wants to rest, being tired after so many years. It is understandable, but if I was to bring someone to Chelsea, that would have been Maldini,” said Ancelotti.
The former defender of AC Milan and Squadra Azzurra has retired at the end of the season at the age of 41 years.
Otherwise, Chelsea London could announce the transfer of Yuri Jirkov, bought from TSKA Moscow for 18 million pounds.
Wayne Rooney: "I am capable to replace Cristiano Ronaldo and Tevez"
The Manchester United player, Wayne Rooney, said that he could cover the gap left in the team after the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid, informs the Times online edition.
The Man United forward said that the English team should buy some players after Cristiano Ronaldo left for Real and Carlos Tevez will most likely go to Manchester City. The English sport newspapers wrote that the English champions are interested in buying Luis Antonio Valencia and Karim Benzema.
“We lost two key players and I hope we can bring others. They scored many goals last season but i think I can replace them. If I will be used in the best position I will be able to do that. People think I will perform better in the center forward position and I agree”.
“Cristiano is a great player, he can score from any position, and we knew that he can help us win the games. Now we have to score more goals and I think we can do this” said the Manchester United player.
Luca Toni: "If there is no place for me at Bayern I will go"
After Bayern Munich has bought Mario Gomez and Ivica Olici, the Italian striker Luca Toni is thinking to leave Allianz Arena, disappointed that he will not get the first team in the new season.
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Luca Toni, 32 years, is about to leave Bundesliga, especially after the coach Louis van Gaal said that in the team will not be any difference between the first team players an the reserves.
“If there’s no room for me at Bayern, I have no problem to return in Serie A, even if it means giving up some of the money. I’m lucky, I win good money, but I will not be the slave of my own income” , said Toni, the Bavarian goalgetter in the previous season with 14 goals scored in 25 games.
Luca Toni was bought by Bayern in 2007 from Fiorentina for 11 million euros and, along with Franck Ribéry, is the best paid player in the Bavarian team. For his services were interested until now AC Milan and Juventus, but a move in the Premier League is not excluded.
