“Forlan is one of the big names on the line, but we still haven’t closed this deal,” said Ashraf Ahmad Mohammad CEO of Al WasI. “We are doing our best to bring the best here because the UAE deserves it.”
The 32-year-old former Villarreal and Manchester United forward has struggled for form in recent months in Spain’s La Liga after reports of a rift with former Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores. Maradona, who captained Argentina to their 1986 World Cup triumph, takes charge of the seven-time UAE league winners next month.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 25th, 2011.
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