Barça To Choose Chivu Or Milito
FC Barcelona's technical staff have to make a choice between Christian Chivu and Gabriel Milito as the club maintain their interest in both players.
The Blaugrana are set to sign a new central defender and know that whichever one they pursue will be keen on a switch to Camp Nou.
Both Sport and El Mundo Deportivo are insisting that the club have verbal agreements with both players and will now have to choose who they believe is the better player.
Real Madrid have had an offer for Chivu accepted by AS Roma, but the Romanian international has let it be known that he would prefer to join Barça.
Milito has also stated that a move to the Blaugrana would be his first choice and the Catalan outfit are due to meet with his agent, Eduardo Gamarnik.
Barça have set themselves a a deadline of Friday evening to make a decision and will then spend the weekend attempting to close a deal.
While Chivu was the first option, the financial package to sign him has raised eyebrows and that has meant that Milito's situation has looked the more attractive.
The Argentinian has told Real Zaragoza that he wants to leave and is unable to make hefty demands as Juventus are the only other interested club.
Another attraction could be the chance for the Blaugrana to off-load Thiago Motta and include him in the deal.
Zaragoza's new coach, Víctor Muñoz, is keen on the Brazilian-Italian defensive midfielder to bolster his defensive unit after the exit of Gerard Piqué back to Manchester United.
Chivu's situation is different as Madrid are determined to land their man and the player's agent telephoned Barça to see if they would agree to meet los Merengues' latest offer.
The former Ajax centre back is not all about the money though as he is keen to join a club with a settled coach and is attracted by the style of football.
With Inter having informed Roma that they have pulled out of the race, that leaves the way clear for Barça to decide.
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