Agent: Barca want Villa not Forlan

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The agent of Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan has denied holding talks with Barcelona over a move for the player this summer, revealing that the Catalans want Valencia forward David Villa instead. The Uruguayan front-man netted just 10 league goals in 63 appearances in a frustrating two-and-a-half years with Manchester United from 2002-04.

However, since leaving Old Trafford the 30-year-old has re-established himself as one of the most lethal forwards in la Liga, netting 54 league goals in 104 outings for Villarreal and a further 48 in 69 for present club Atletico Madrid.

His 32 league goals for the rojiblancos in 2008/09 earned him both the Pichichi trophy as top-scorer in la Liga, as well as the Golden Shoe for being the deadliest marksman in Europe - trophies he also picked up as a Villarreal player.

And as a result, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and Barcelona have been linked with a move for the talisman.

However, Forlan's representative, Daniel Bolotnicoff, has denied that the striker is set for a switch to the Camp Nou during the close-season, despite admitting he was recently in Catalunya.

"I was there for personal reasons, but if you all think that I came to speak to Barcelona then you know more than me," he told Sport.

"They are trying to find a way to sign [Villa].

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.