Atlético Madrid Rubbish Agüero To Real Madrid Deal

Atlético Madrid have denied reports published yesterday which claimed that they had made a deal to sell Sergio Agüero to arch-rivals Real Madrid.

20minutos.es reported that former president Ramón Calderón had already agreed a transfer for the Argentine, and that on the day of his resignation, he was phoned by Atlético president, Enrique Cerezo, pleading him not to go for the good of the deal.

However, the Champions League side have rubbished the report, stating in four clear points that they have not even spoken to Madrid about a deal.

The first points reads: "At no point has Atlético Madrid been in contact, either formally or informally, nor much less made an agreement or a contract deal, with Real Madrid, for Sergio Agüero, or for any other player, of the first-team, or any other."

The message continues: "The player has a contract until 2011/2012, and a clause for €60 million. The player has declared on numerous occasions his commitment to the club, and it is the intention of both parties to remain together."

The official statement also dismissed the report as false, and claims that the goal of the club is to achieve their objectives, and they will do that with Agüero.

"It is in the interest of the club to obtain and reach our goals each year, and to see the team finish in the top positions in all competitions, and to do that we include the player mentioned [Agüero]."

The communique from Atlético is also likely to suggest that the other half of the report was false too, which declared that Calderón had agreed a deal for Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

James Walker-Roberts, Goal.com