Football Sports Star: September 2011

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Wayne Rooney

Edinson Cavani (Napoli)

Edinson Cavani finally officially signed a contract for five years with Napoli. The contract will bind the Uruguayan national team player until 2016.

Cavani had came to Napoli on loan from Palermo last summer. Now, his hopes to become a permanent player with the club from Naples becomes a reality.

It is Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis who announced the new agreement on Cavani.

“We have met with Cavani today and we have again extended this relationship. After that he went to Uruguay after previously signed a new agreement with us,”said the president to Radio Marte.

“We are satisfied and I personally am proud to have a great player on the team. Cavani is a person who has great confidence and great personality.”

“So far he also has to be an important element for the Napoli team,”continued Laurentiis.

How much the total contract value of Cavani is still not yet known. But in a preliminary reports that was launched by Italian media, it was described that the 24-year-old player will receive an salary of € 2 million plus bonuses.

Edinson Cavani (Napoli)

Manchester City City Will Make £55m Bid For Barcelona Midfielder As La Liga Champions Move For His Replacement

Manchester City will attempt to prize Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta away from Spain with a £55million bid this summer.

The Blues manager Roberto Mancini wants to add more creativity to his squad and sees the 27-year-old as the ideal partner for David Silva to unlock opposition defences.

This could mean the end of the road for Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal as Barcelona will now have the money to sign the Emirates captain.

Mancini wants to continue with his City project after clinching the club’s first Champions League qualification and winning the FA Cup.

But the Eastlands board are not prepared to bank roll another massive spending spree due to Uefa’s new financial fair play rules coming into effect this summer.

A few marquee signings will be approved as long as some big earners are moved on first, with Emmanuel Adebayor and Craig Bellamy first in line for the exit door.

Barcelona would not want to lose a star such as Iniesta but appreciate the service he has brought the club and the player would like a bumper new pay deal.

The sale of the Spain international would free up the cash to sign Fabregas for £50million from Arsenal.