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Fergie targets Falcao
Sat, Jul 05, 2008
The New Paper

SHOPPING for strikers.

That seems to be Sir Alex Ferguson's top priority as his hunt for a top marksman to complement Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez continues.

Manchester United are tracking £15 million-rated ($40.5m) Colombian goal-scoring sensation Falcao as an alternative to Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov.

United boss Ferguson has received glowing reports on the prolific River Plate forward - full name Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate.

Falcao, 22, is similar in style to United striker Tevez, and has scored 38 goals in 58 games for his Argentine club.

STRIKE RATE

His strike rate has also attracted interest from Real Madrid and Juventus.

Berbatov remains United's top summer transfer target but Spurs are reluctant to sell to another English club, which is why they have quoted a fee of £30m ($81m) for their prized asset.

Tottenham are willing to accept a lower price from a foreign side, but do not want to see Berbatov go to one of the Premier League's big four while they themselves have Champions League ambitions.

Falcao, nicknamed El Tigre, is renowned for his lethal finishing and has stated his ambition to move to a big European club.

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