The big move finally goes through for just under $27M, and the new kid couldn't be happier:"I always dreamed of wearing this shirt some day and now my dream is reality. I'm [sic] come to work hard with the First Team. The coach will decide who plays and who doesn't. I still haven't had the chance to speak to him, but I hope to earn his trust as soon as possible."Hey, if this fat dude thinks he'll succeed at Real, why shouldn't we? [Real Madrid official site]
In other Argentina news:
- As BL noted yesterday (see below), the coaching carousel in Tango-land spins in mysterious ways. Ricardo La Volpe had this to say about his new job: "I want to get to 44 points and be champion. Of course a little luck along the way helps." [Reuters]
- Ex-River Plate great Ramon Diaz replaces Oscar Ruggeri as coach of San Lorenzo. [Ole]
- In a move that will disappoint our friend Linda, Barcelona have had their bid on Boca Junoirs forward Rodrigo Palacio rejected. [Eurosport]
- Ex-Toluca and possible Houston Dynamo reinforcement Bruno Marioni seems to have decided on Boca. Reports are that he'll put pen to paper on Tuesday. [La Prensa]
- Claudio Lopez could be on his way out at Mexican giants Club America. [Ansa Latina]
- Paraguayan midfielder Roberto Acuna has signed a loan agreement to play for Rosario Central. He is currently on the books at Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna. [Ole]
- Estudiantes de La Plata have turned down a $4M offer from Italian Serie B side Genoa for striker Mariano Pavone. After scoring the winner against Boca to win the Apertura championship, the club have received a number of offers from overseas. It seems that La Liga's Real Sociedad are the current front runners. [Diaro Panorama]
- Juan Roman Riquelme sets the record straight and says that he's staying put: "I'm very happy at Villarreal. I have two and a half years left on my contract and, most likely, I'm going to be there until 2009." [ESPN Deportes]
- The excellent Marcela Mora y Araujo sums up the past Apertura season. Don't worry, it's in English. [The Guardian SportBlog]
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Gago doesn't quite look right in white yet. I'm so used to seeing him in either Albiceleste colours (for the U20s) or Boca ones. Maybe it will with time. (His hair was short last year. I bet he's growing it out to look more like Redondo. That's...kind of scary.)
Re: Palacio, much as I like him, I'm disappointed that Barca bid for him at all. There's absolutely no need to buy a forward at this point in time, and I don't want another one of Argentina's bright sparks rotting away on the bench. Just look at poor Saviola - just as when he began to play well and get games, he got injured. Now's he below Ezquerro on the pecking order.
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