Chelsea ponder Sergio Aguero bid as Atletico Madrid slap £50m price tag on Argentina star

15 August 2009 23:35
Chelsea's pursuit of Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero is unlikely to be resolved imminently. [LNB]Though the club are keen to deliver a star signing for new manager Carlo Ancelotti - with the best will in the world, Yuri Zhirkov does not fit the bill - Atletico's asking price has been £50million and despite reports in Spain, no new bid is on the table.[LNB] Hot property: Atletico Madrid face a fight to hold on to Sergio Aguero[LNB] The Argentine striker did impress in front of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in his country's 3-2 win over Russia in Moscow but this could go down to the deadline.[LNB] Atletico have a dilemma ahead of Wednesday's Champions League qualifier against Panathinaikos: if they play him, he is ineligible for the tournament. If they leave him out, they risk missing the group stages.[LNB] Chelsea line up £42million bid for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio AgueroArrivederci! Carlo Ancelotti knows he won't last at ruthless Roman Abramovich's Chelsea if he fails to win big trophiesCHELSEA FC

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