Sven to make move for Argentina striker
Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson is lining up a £6m bid for Argentina World Cup star Juan Riquelme.
City have identified the brilliant South American playemaker as their top target, and agent Jerome Anderson is working on a transfer window deal for the Athletico Madris striker.
Making a move: Riquelme could be on his way to the City of Manchester Stadium
According to a report in The People, Eriksson is a long-time admirer of Riquelme, 29, who has played for Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Villareal.
He has been capped by his country 41 times.
Eriksson believes he can lure the striker to City after being given the go-ahead by Thai owner Thaksin Shinawatra to spend again in january.
Eriksson said: "The owner is ambitious for us to progress. He wants us to be in Europe and he has told me money will be available to buy the players we need to take the club forward. But I only want the right players to achieve that."
