The English Premier League giants are reportedly keeping tabs on Colombian starlet James Rodriguez, who is amongst the hottest properties in Europe.
Estadio do Dragao has been a breeding ground for top talent in recent years. First it was Lucho Gonzalez, who established himself with the Portistas there, quickly followed by goal machine http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276.
Both of them have enjoyed spells with some of the biggest clubs in Europe and now it’s James Rodriguez, who is following in their foot stops.
A South American prodigy, Rodriguez plays on the wing and has shown enough of his talents to earn a starting role at Porto.
With a deft left-foot, he has scored numerous screamers in a short period of time and alongside his silky skills, make him a commodity which a lot of sides would love to have.
According to reports, one of the interested parties is Manchester United, who have shown eagerness to bring the player to Old Trafford.
Inter Milan have also joined the race to acquire the ace winger and his agent has hinted that a switch might be on the cards this summer.
"The young Colombian winger is very talented. Many teams like him but he will not move in January, if he does leave Porto it will be in June.”
"From what we read in the newspapers these days we are expecting a busy winter market,” he said.
Although the player himself will relish the chance to work with Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson and his galaxy of stars, Porto will demand a huge transfer fee as compensation for their prized asset.
However his stats alone could warrant massive spending, as he is the Dragon’s top scorer with 12 goals and also 7 assists to his name.
The transfer should go through as there are no major stumbling blocks stopping it, although http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan may have a thing or two to say about it.
Andrea Stramaccioni faces a tough task ahead of the Nerazzurri’s fall in fortunes but could be scouring the transfer market this summer, if he manages to keep a hold of his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.
Both United and Inter are expected to go head-to-head for James Rodriguez in the next few months, but the Reds have the upper hand due to their considerable brand power.
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