Baptista
我唔去Arsenal啦...橫掂皇馬都想買我Sevilla star Julio Baptista has admitted he is not keen on moving to Arsenal with Real Madrid also now having emerged as contenders for his signature.
Baptista, known as 'The Beast', is Arsenal's top transfer target and The Gunners have dispatched vice-chairman David Dein to Spain to try and thrash out a deal for the Brazilian.
Sevilla have admitted that an offer from the North Londoners - believed to be in the region of £16 million - has more or less been accepted, but it is the player himself who is blocking the transfer.
Baptista, 23, would prefer to stay in Spain for a further season as it would enable him to claim a Spanish passport next summer and clinch a lucrative cut-price move from Sevilla.
What's more the midfielder-cum-striker has now revealed he fears having to adapt to a new country and league could harm his prospects of featuring for Brazil in next summer's World Cup finals.
"There are many factors against it (moving to Arsenal)," Baptista told Marca.
"I would have to leave Spain and adapt to another league in World Cup year and I believe I have a good chance of playing in it."
Barcelona are waiting in the wings hoping that the player will stay put as they would like to sign him for a reduced fee next summer but it has now come to light that arch rivals Real Madrid are ready to spend big to try and snare the player this summer.
Real are prepared to bid £20 million to land both Baptista and his Sevilla team-mate Sergio Ramos - the highly-rated 19-year-old defender.
Baptista has conceded he would not be averse to a move to Madrid but insists he will not think about the possibility until an offer arrives on the table.
"I have always said that I would never say no to any team and not to (Real) Madrid either," he continued.
"You don't have to explain what an important club it is with all its history.
"Any player would like to play there.
"It would be something I would have to think about with the people who work with me.
"We would see what the best option was, but as it is not something that has happened as yet, we are calm." Originally posted by HackerWong at 27-7-2005 08:07 AM:
我唔去Arsenal啦...橫掂皇馬都想買我
Sevilla star Julio Baptista has admitted he is not keen on moving to Arsenal with Real Madrid also now having emerged as contenders for his signature.
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身份象徵 Originally posted by Saviowen at 2005-7-27 12:33 PM:
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幾時先大結局 Originally posted by 拿1010 at 2005-7-27 03:29 PM:
好煩ar
幾時先大結局
仲婆媽過真情:o:icon120: 去皇馬邊有得踢呀你
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arsenal need u Baptista rejects Arsenal move again
MADRID, July 27 (Reuters) - Sevilla's Brazilian forward Julio Baptista has restated his refusal to accept a move to Arsenal because he wants to become a Spanish citizen.
Julio Baptista: Arsenal move now seems unlikely (AdamDavy/Empics)
Sevilla said on Tuesday they were close to accepting a bid of £16.575million from Arsenal but Baptista has said once again that he does not want to go to London.
'It isn't the best thing for me to do at this time,' the 23-year-old forward told Radio Marca. 'It's very important for me for me to become Spanish.'
Baptista explained that his number one priority was to be no longer classified as a non-European Union player.
Under the rules of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) each Primera Liga side is allowed up to three non-European Union players in their squad.
Under existing law, Baptista can apply for dual citizenship in August when he has completed two years as a resident in Spain but he will not be granted the status until well into next year.
Spanish media have reported that both Barcelona and Real Madrid are interested in signing Baptista once he earns European Union status and the player admitted he was flattered by the reports linking him to both teams.
'It makes me very happy that teams of that calibre are taking an interest in me,' he said. 'But I've got until next year to think about it.'
Baptista, who has scored 38 league goals in the last two seasons, is under contract to Sevilla until 2008.
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:icon059: 阿仙奴真係好黑仔:icon101: 皇馬好d:icon107: Originally posted by 2plus at 27-7-2005 10:37 PM:
皇馬好d:icon107:
同國家隊一樣 打朗拿度同羅賓奴後備._.不過阿祖安奴變左魯爾姐 Originally posted by 寶寶._. at 27-7-2005 10:40 PM:
同國家隊一樣 打朗拿度同羅賓奴後備._.不過阿祖安奴變左魯爾姐
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raul Baptista robino :icon040: Originally posted by 2plus at 27-7-2005 10:45 PM:
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raul Baptista robino :icon040:
盧森貝高不太似會放朗拿度打後備呢 Originally posted by Saviowen at 2005-7-27 12:33 PM:
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我就寧願踢巴塞！ Originally posted by RobertoBaggio at 27-7-2005 10:49 PM:
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巴塞反而有得同迪高爭下 Originally posted by 寶寶._. at 27-7-2005 22:48:
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但係你唔好理
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客觀就算佢想去RM...都唔係宜家
我認為佢去arsenal真係 對arsenal同自己都有利 Originally posted by jerrycantona at 27-7-2005 10:54 PM:
R9 一定正選啦
雖然好多人成日批評佢, 又話佢懶, 又話佢肥
但係你唔好理
佢始終都係入好多波
:icon075:由其關鍵時刻
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