Today the LA Times is relaying Argentinian reports that MLS has made a $15M offer for Argentinian #10 Juan Roman Riquelme. The author doesn’t appear to give them too much credence though.
The latest rumor to surface was Tuesday when Telam, Argentina’s official news agency, reported that MLS had made an offer of $15 million to attacking midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme to head north.
Considering that Riquelme is only 29, is still an influential figure on Argentina’s national team, will be going to Beijing to take part in the Olympic Games, and is in fine form with Boca Juniors, the chances of him coming to MLS any time soon would seem to be slight.
This actually seems more reasonable to me. His career has stalled in Europe and he is currently in his second stint at Boca Juniors. Is it possible that MLS is prepared to pay him more than Boca or a European suitor? I think so. I will poke around a bit, but I have a feeling that this might just be more than an agent blowing smoke.
We shall see.
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