Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is holding out for more than £18million for Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia.
Manchester United have made a £12million bid for the 23-year-old, according to The People.
Real Madrid have also been linked with a move for Valencia.
Whelan said: “I think Antonio is the best wide right player anywhere and that includes Franck Ribery. If this lad goes to Man United he will be a sensation there.
“Within a few months and over the course of a season the United supporters would come to worship this lad.
“We see him week-in weekout in games and in training and he’s a world class player.
“He doesn’t play the same way as Ronaldo. There is no show or flash, but he’s a world class player and he’ll take some replacing. No-one tackles him or takes the ball off him because they can’t get near him.
“At the kind of money that’s been talked about for Antonio he’d be an absolute steal. United appear to be getting £80m for Ronaldo and they would be paying out a fraction of that for Valencia so it would be great business because this boy has got immense ability.”
[Source: News of the World]
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