AN ANGEL IN NY? Report: MLS, Aston Villa agree on transfer fee
MLS and Aston Villa have agreed on a transfer fee for Colombian forward Juan Pablo Angel to join the Red Bulls if he and the club can agree on compensation, according to Soccer America.
Ridge Mahoney wrote in his MLS Confidential column Tuesday that the Red Bulls are willing to pay Angel $2 million a season, according to a source that has knowledge of the negotiations.
The 30-year-old Angel has scored 44 goals in 175 English Premiership games since joining Aston Villa in 2001. He has found the back of the net only four times this season.
Mahoney also speculated that Angel might be using MLS as a bargaining chip. Angel's former Argentine club, River Plate, offered him a slary of $2.5 million to return to the team. He also recently said that he would like to remain in England for a few more years. He claimed a potential move to Arsenal fell apart because the two sides could not agree on a transfer fee, Soccer America reported.
