Palermo set price for Pastore

30 June 2011 09:23
Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona target Javier Pastore will not leave Palermo for less than 50million euros, according to his agent.[LNB] The Argentina international is set to end his stay in Sicily this summer with Chelsea, Real and Barca all in the race to acquire the highly-rated 22-year-old playmaker.[LNB]Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini confirmed on Wednesday that there was only a 10 per cent chance that Pastore would remain with the Sicilian outfit next season with an unnamed club having already made a 50million euros bid (£45.1million) to acquire his services.[LNB]Pastore's agent Marcelo Simonian corroborated what Zamparini had said when he told Gazzetta dello Sport: "It's true, there is someone that wants him at that price.[LNB]"This is the basis, hence, the price will absolutely not be lowered.[LNB]"If anyone wants him they can contact us. Pastore is calm and never asks me about the (transfer) market, we speak about other things."[LNB]Pastore joined Palermo in 2009 from Huracan for 19million euros (£17.1million) and was the team's leading scorer in Serie A last season with 11 goals.[LNB]He is under contract with Palermo until June 2015.[LNB]

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