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united to bid for villa?
Topic Started: Jul 19 2009, 11:38 AM (150 Views)
TheReturnOfTheKing
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David Villa`s dream of signing for either Real Madrid or Barcelona appears to be slipping away from him. Madrid`s pursuit of the Valencia forward effectively came to an end with the signing of Karim Benzema, while Barcelona are edging closer to sealing a deal with Inter Milan for Ibrahimovic in a deal that could see Samuel Eto`o move in the opposite direction, if the Cameroon striker agrees to the switch.

Villa had come close to obtaining his dream move to one of Spain`s big two clubs, but despite the player`s and his suitor`s best efforts, a move has failed to materialise.

Real Madrid had been very close to an agreement, after offering €43 million plus Negredo to Valencia but, after it had appeared they were prepared to sell the player for a similar fee, but ongoing institutional crisis at the Mestalla never fails to surprise - and the new board in charge of the debt laden club turned down the offer.

On Friday, Barcelona came close to agreeing a deal with Valencia, but their €45 million verbal offer was subsequently rejected.

Villa had even offered to reduce his personal terms in order to give Barcelona greater bargaining power, but that was still not enough to persuade Valencia to release the player. Consequently Joan Laporta decided to follow up on a conversation he had first held 2 weeks previously with Inter`s Massimo Moratti, and the Barcelona president travelled to Milan on Friday to seal an agreement with the Italian club for Ibrahimovic. Alexander Hleb, a target for Everton, could also be included in the package on a loan agreement.

David Villa was unaware of Barcelona`s agreement with Ibrahimovic - as were the Spanish international`s representatives - and his discovery, on Saturday morning, that Barcelona had effectively abandoned their pursuit of him has left him distraught.


Manchester United have been following the situation very closely and they have told Villa`s representatives that, in the next day or so, they will make an offer for the player that will meet with the approval of both Valencia and the player. In order to satisfy Valencia, that would mean United are prepared to offer the Spanish club around €45 million, plus a salary package in the region of €8 million a year to the player.

David Villa has always insisted that he would like to remain in Spain and that he does not want to move abroad, that is, until now. However, for the second consecutive season, the player has seen his dream to move to one of the two top Spanish teams end in frustration, and it is plausible that his increasing frustration at his current situation could prompt him to abandon Spain and drive him toward the Premier League and into the hands of Manchester United.

Villa`s representatives have been told that Sir Alex Ferguson`s comments that United have ended their summer spending is nothing more than an attempt to avoid becoming distracted by a summer of speculation and is a strategy for dealing with an increasingly volatile transfer market - and that if the United manager is presented with an opportunity to sign a player of David Villa`s calibre, then he has both the resources and the desire to do so.
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flak
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No quotes = guesswork by the bored Sunday papers no doubt.

I don't think United would have brought in Owen if they were going to buy another striker. It'd have a detrimental effect on the young strikers at the club.
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they certainly have the money
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Jul 19 2009, 12:06 PM
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Glorified Sunday paper journalist. :p

I don't think United would pay what Valencia want for him anyway and he's on the age limit.
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Please please pleeeeeeeeeease :bow:

He said yesterday he is staying at Valencia so I can't see it happening.
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it would be a good signing but i don't think it'll happen.
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Makes you wonder why Barcelona aren't going after him instead of Ibrahimovich? :S
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Because they're idiots. They said they couldn't afford Villa yet go blow £40m +Etoo + Hleb on Ibra.
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So how much does that mean Valencia want for Villa? :S
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probably 30million
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Monty
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I thought it was £40mil :S Maybe Barca just want Ibra I dunno.
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Well nobody wants to pay that much and if Villa forces the issue then Valencia wont be able to do much.
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i dont think valencia want player swaps, they just need the cash. why sell 1 player then bring in 2 that will be on the same wages as villa
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