Chelsea linked with Chilean forward http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eduardo-c12034 Vargas, agent confirms
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eduardo-Vargas-c12087’ agent confirmed that while English Premier League giants Chelsea had expressed interest in the Chilean forward, they had not as yet made a formal offer.
Vargas, the 22-year-old Universidad de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 and Real Madrid with the January transfer window fast approaching. However, according to the player’s agent, Mark Griffiths,
there had been no formal offers as yet.
With Chelsea having agreed to part ways with striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 will be away for the African Cup of Nations and the Blues will need
reinforcements in attack.
Griffith’s said while speaking to reporters:
“He's definitely a player that is attracting a lot of interest.
Has there been an official offer from Chelsea? Their chief scout in South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Alvial, so it is expected that the best players from his country will be linked with the Blues.”
The agent confirmed that with the mid season transfer window approaching there were bound to be rumours and since http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786’s lead scout was South American, it came as no surprise that the London side had been linked with Vargas.
He continued:
“However, we have not received an official offer from London. Maybe they will bid in the future, but to date there is nothing. That is the same for all the European teams.”
His client, who he valued at 12-14 million Euros, was undoubtedly linked with various sides, but that did not mean the aforementioned sides had made an offer. They were merely weighing their options and had considered Vargas as a possibility.
He said:
"A valuation of 10 million euros, I think it could be higher than that, maybe around 12 million - 14 million euros.”
Vargas, who signed for Club http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Universidad-de-Chile-c40825 in the January transfer window of 2010 for an estimated fee of $700,000, has gone on to make 50 appearances in the league and has scored 17 goals during that time. He won the Chilean Footballer of the Year
2011 for his fantastic performance that season.
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