The Portistas are willing to let the midfielder leave but only if a suitor is able to match their asking price.
Joao Moutinho was amongst Portugal’s brightest lights this summer, as he played an integral role in getting the team to the semi-finals of the European Championships.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 may have been dominating the headlines, but it was the play-maker who was at the heart of every move and attacking play.
Blessed with the ability to pick out his man anywhere on the pitch, Moutinho has been in high demand after his sublime displays and has reportedly caught the eye of Manchester United boss Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson.
Fergie sees the former Sporting Lisbon man as the ideal candidate to succeed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 but has so far been locked in a fierce transfer battle with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Londoners are themselves facing a dire situation at the helm, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 keen to make the switch to Real Madrid. And with the Croatian gone, he will take Spurs’ UEFA Champions League chances with him and that is something new coach Andre Villas-Boas
cannot tolerate.
So in order to compensate for Modric’s impending departure, Tottenham are ready to splash the cash and beat United to Moutinho’s signature, who according to Porto boss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitor-c36281 Pereira can leave for the Premier League, if his prospective employers are able
to pay the transfer fee.
“I have not spoken with Villas-Boas, but it is natural that he likes Moutinho. I like him, too. Clubs cannot just not sell. We really want him to stay, but this is football and there are release clauses.”
“The only thing we can do is achieve results with what we have got,” the tactician added.
United have been struggling in midfield for the past couple of seasons, with Scholes on the wane but in Joao Moutinho, they have someone who can turn around their sagging fortunes.
However acquiring him may not be so easy, as he not only has several teams on his trail but his price-tag may also prove to be too much for a club, who are currently filled to the brim with debt.
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