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Cerezo: Villa Ideal Replacement For Falcao

09 July 2013 - 16:17

Atletico Madrid are seemingly happy with their latest signing, David Villa.  The club president Enrique Cerezo believes that Villa has been a significant transfer coup for Atletico.

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Cerezo believes that Villa has in him what it&rsquo;ll take to replace the former club striker Radamel Falcao, who departed for Monaco. The Colombian left Atletico earlier this summer for the money-rich French outfit in a deal worth &pound;51.9m.<br />

Cerezo admitted that it was sad to lose Falcao who had been the club&rsquo;s key player for the last couple of seasons but he believes that the club has found the perfect replacement for him in form of the Barcelona striker.<br />

"It is not easy to replicate the goals of Falcao but Villa can compensate very well&rdquo;, Cerezo told the reporters.<br />

"He has many seasons of football left and is a born goalscorer.<br /> <br /> "Villa will hope for everything because it is important to be selected for Spain. We expect him to target a lot of goals.<br /> <br /> "The price we have paid is the lowest possible. We are particularly pleased."

Written by Chandraket Mall