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One of Spain's biggest newspapers "Marca" reports that the club has submitted a €12 million offer for the security of Juan Roman Riquelme.
The 27-year-old footballer, who today (04.19) is awaiting his first UEFA Champions League semi-final match with , has been demonstrating impressive athletic form lately and is undoubtedly the leader of the Spanish team. This season, the Argentine in the Spanish championship has already scored 12 goals, and in the Champions League he defeated the opponents' goalkeepers 2 more times.
Manchester United's chances of acquiring J.R. Riquelme are diminished by the fact that the player himself recently stated that he wants to stay in his current team. It is worth mentioning that there is a €60 million buyout clause in the contract, which would be impossible for the Manchester team to meet.
The Argentine has been wearing the yellow Villarreal jersey for the third season now, although in 2002 he transferred from Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires to . He failed to establish himself in the Catalan club and initially J. Riquelme was loaned out, and last summer he was sold to the Villarreal team for what is believed to be a modest €5-7 million.
