Chelsea and Man United target Aguero heads for exit as Atletico eye Huntelaar

10 March 2010 14:47
Changing shirts? Sergio Aguero[LNB]Atletico Madrid are lining up potential replacements for Sergio Aguero ahead of a summer raid from the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United.[LNB]The Barclays Premier League giants both probed the Argentina striker last summer and there is a growing expectation that Atleti will not be able to resist renewed attempts to prise him from the Vicente Calderon stadium.[LNB]Chelsea came close to a £45million British record move for the 21-year-old - about £10m short of a bid that would meet the release clause written into his contract.[LNB]Atleti have lined up AC Milan outcast Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, formerManchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi and Getafe's Roberto Soldadoas recruits.[LNB]Atleti suffered a difficult start to the season, butloyal Aguero insisted he would not leave in January and has helped haulthe club into the safety of mid-table in La Liga. [LNB] Argentina ace: Aguero tries to shield the ball from Valencia's Carlos Marchena [LNB] However, he indicated he would be willing to leave in the summer if his debt-laden club needed to cash in, with Barcelona and Real Madrid also tracking developments.[LNB]Huntelaar may be the hardest player for Atleti to land. The Holland striker was looking for a move in January after failing to establish himself in side since a summer move from Real Madrid.[LNB]Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United failed in bids to sign him and Huntelaar has since impressed when filling in for Alexandre Pato in the Milan side.[LNB] [LNB]Targets (from left): Giuseppe Rossi, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Roberto Soldado[LNB]Rossi is stagnating at Villarreal, where he has scored four goals in 20 appearances this season, though he would prefer a move to Italy.[LNB]Soldado has shone at Getafe, scoring 12 in 22 La Liga appearances for the over-achieving minnows this season, and he turned down a lucrative offer from Russian champions Rubin Kazan this winter.[LNB] New deal for Anelka spells the end of the road at Chelsea for Joe ColeHitman Macheda only a fortnight away from Manchester United comebackMaradona teams up with Chelsea and City target Aguero to belt out pop song Meet Chelsea target Sergio Aguero - the next, next Maradona who is ready to leave Atletico MadridCheck out the latest La Liga scores, fixtures, standings and more in our Stats ZoneCHELSEA FC

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