Sporting Lisbon sign http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricky-van-Wolfswinkel-c31131; Manchester United eye Andre Santos
The Lisbon outfit land Van Wolfswinkel
Sporting Lisbon have lured Dutch International, Van Wolfswinkel, to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 on a five-year deal.
The former Vitesse player was a rumoured target of Newcastle and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809, but Sporting eventually landed the highly-rated goal poacher after he completed his medical at the club yesterday.
The fee for the hit man is rumoured to be in the region of €6 million.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905, but it was at the GelreDome where his career really took off. His performances caught the eye of many clubs in the Eredivisie, but it was
the Utreg who eventually won the battle for his signature. Since then, he has been a key figure for Utrecht and has scored an impressive tally of 26 goals in 63 appearances, which also includes a hat-trick over Scottish giants, Celtic, in the UEFA Europa League.
The transfer comes at a great time for the Lions as they have struggled to match the likes of Benfica and Porto in recent seasons.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sporting-89-c40576 Midfielder could be on his way to Manchester
According to reports, Manchester United, are eyeing Portuguese International, Andre Santos, to strengthen their midfield area.
The Selecao Player started his career at Lourinhanense, but moved to Lisbon in 2000. Short loan spells at Fatima and Uniao Leiria followed and after some excellent performances, he was included in the first team at Sporting for the 2010/2011
season. His attributes as a combative player have lead to a national team call-up.
Sources claim that the UEFA Champions League finalists are interested in bringing the former Lourinhanense player to Old Trafford following the retirement of Midfield maestro, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Owen-Hargreaves-c28918.
Sporting already have a history with the Red Devils following the transfer of former World player of the year, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, in 2003.
However, the English Champions will face stiff competition from their arch rivals, Manchester City, who also have an association with Sporting and boast greater financial muscle than Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.
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