Could Simeone Be A Swansea Target?

Sunday, 7 June 2015, 16:54
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The 20 year old River Plate striker top scored for Argentina with nine goals as they qualified for the Under-20 World Cup that is currently underway in New Zealand but with his side quickly elimated from the tournament attention has quickly turned to his future which could be in the Premier League.

Simeone’s father is Athletico Madrid manager Diego SImeone and press reports suggest that he has asked pals to find his son a club with a loan move for a year the preferred option of everyone concerned to help him find his feet,.

The striker has boundless energy and a fierce competitive edge รขโ‚ฌโ€œ much like his father. But the difference between father and son is the younger Simeoneรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs proficiency around goal. Giovanni admits that he developed most of his football knowledge from his father, but the forward likens his play to striker Radamel Falcao who was of course at Manchester United last season

Giovanni was brought to River Plate by his father in 2008 when Diego was coach of the first team. Since that time the striker has made his way through the clubรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs youth system, before ultimately joining the senior squad where he helped Los Millonaires win the Argentina Primera Division and the Copa Sudamericana.

It is widely expected at some point in his career that Giovanni will line up under his father in Madrid but for now a years loan to the Premier League is likely.

Whether the Swans are part of that journey remain to be seen but with us on the hunt for a striker to provide competition to Bafetimbi Gomis then you can see why the story has gathered some column inches but time will only tell.

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

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