Targets: Argentina
With the January transfer window upon us, Sky Sports' Argentinian football expert Andrés Garavaglia gives us his verdict on five stars from the Primera Division who could attract attention from Premier League clubs.
Tuesday 31 December 2013 14:11, UK
Argentinian expert Andrés Garavaglia gives his verdict on five stars from the Primera Division.
Sky Sports' Argentina correspondent Andrés Garavaglia has been a sportswriter since 1986 and worked in the sports section of the newspaper La Nación in Buenos Aires for ten years. He helped edit David Goldblatt's book The Ball is Round and has worked as a researcher for the hugely popular Football Manager computer game series. We caught up with him get his expert verdict on five stars from Argentina who could make a move to the Premier League.Gerónimo Rulli
Age: 20Nationality: Argentina
Club: Estudiantes de La Plata
Position: Goalkeeper
Good fit for: Manchester City
The word
Rulli has seized his chance at Estudiantes under Mauricio Pellegrino and the young goalkeeper is already attracting interest from a number of big clubs in Europe with the Daily Express reporting that Manchester City are keen on the player. "We know that Barcelona are looking at our goalkeeper, but they haven't been the only team from Europe doing that," club president Enrique Lombardi told Argentine magazine Animals. "We know that a team from England and another one from France have also been watching him."Andrés' expert view
"Rulli has been one of the revelations of Argentinian football over the past season and has settled in the Estudiantes goal as if he had been playing in the first division for many years. He has very good reflexes, rushes out only when necessary, and knows how to keep the defence organised. If he keeps up his current level he will either be the Estudiantes No.1 for many years or he will be transferred to Europe very soon."Juan Sanchez Miño
Age: 23 (24 on New Years' Day)Nationality: Argentina
Club: Boca Juniors
Position: Midfield
Good fit for Everton; Southampton
The word
Miño has established himself as a fixture in the Boca Juniors midfield for the past three seasons and is now targeting a move abroad with England on his radar. "If I have the chance to choose, and if I get the chance to be transferred to European football, I would like to play in England or Spain", said Sanchez Miño in a recent interview with Pintado de Azul y Oro. "In those two countries, football is played with the ball on the ground, or at least there are several teams that do it, and I like that kind of style."Andrés' expert view
"He is an interesting player who can play as a central midfielder or a left-sided attacking midfielder. He brings the ball under control well upon receiving the ball, treating it with care, and giving a precise pass to a team mate that is in better position. He's also a player who excels on free kicks He is also an intelligent player with the ball at his feet and comes alive near the opposition box. With the season now finished in Argentina, transfer gossip has linked him with a move to Ukraine but his preference for a move to England or Spain is well known."Gonzalo Veron
Age: 24Nationality: Argentina