MICHAEL LAUDRUP HAS insisted Michu will stay with Swansea during the January transfer window.
Swansea manager Laudrup described the forward as the “bargain of the season” following a 2-0 win away to European champions Chelsea in the first leg of their English League Cup semi-final tie — the Welsh club’s first victory at Stamford Bridge since 1925.
Michu, signed for just £2 million from La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, scored his 16th goal in 25 appearances this season to give Swansea a 39th minute lead in west London last night.
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His goal tally has made Michu a coveted target but Laudrup reckoned the 26-year-old’s recent form had put him out of reach of all but Europe’s wealthiest clubs.
“We all know the situation, the economic situation in the world, so there really aren’t that many clubs who can buy him,” Denmark great Laudrup said.
There are some here in England. In Spain there are only two. Italy, I don’t think so,” he added. “They’re trying to sell. Bayern Munich in Germany… so only a few, few clubs.
And Michu likes it here. He’s happy where he is, so I’m really not afraid because I’m so sure he will stay with us for the next five or six months. I don’t know in the summer.
I don’t know how much he’s worth. Ask my chairman. He was the bargain of the season, we know that. But we’re happy we’ve found the right players.
Turning to Michu’s tally, Laudrup said: “What he is doing, in terms of goals, is incredible particularly when you think he’s never been a No9 (striker).
“He’s always been a midfielder coming from deeper. But one chance, one goal today. That’s incredible. You’d pay a lot of money for that.”
Want to buy Michu? Michael Laudrup says only a handful of clubs can afford him now
MICHAEL LAUDRUP HAS insisted Michu will stay with Swansea during the January transfer window.
Swansea manager Laudrup described the forward as the “bargain of the season” following a 2-0 win away to European champions Chelsea in the first leg of their English League Cup semi-final tie — the Welsh club’s first victory at Stamford Bridge since 1925.
Michu, signed for just £2 million from La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, scored his 16th goal in 25 appearances this season to give Swansea a 39th minute lead in west London last night.
His goal tally has made Michu a coveted target but Laudrup reckoned the 26-year-old’s recent form had put him out of reach of all but Europe’s wealthiest clubs.
“We all know the situation, the economic situation in the world, so there really aren’t that many clubs who can buy him,” Denmark great Laudrup said.
Turning to Michu’s tally, Laudrup said: “What he is doing, in terms of goals, is incredible particularly when you think he’s never been a No9 (striker).
“He’s always been a midfielder coming from deeper. But one chance, one goal today. That’s incredible. You’d pay a lot of money for that.”
- © AFP, 2013
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