Bayern consider Aguero

Bayern's director of football Uli Hoeness was in Argentina at the weekend to watch Aguero and club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has dropped a big hint that a bid for the 17-year-old Independiente player is imminent.

"We must move before the Spanish and Italian clubs join the race, otherwise he will be more expensive," Rummenigge told Bild newspaper.

German newspapers have speculated that Bayern could pay up to 15 million euros for Aguero, who was part of the Argentina squad that won the World Youth Championship last year.

"He certainly won't be a bargain but with a young player of such quality you have to be prepared to take a risk," Rummenigge said.

Bayern are likely to lose Germany captain Michael Ballack at the end of the season when he is out of contract and an attacking midfielder of Aguero's promise could be a direct replacement.

He has been tipped to make the same sort of impact in Europe as Lionel Messi of Barcelona, who was the outstanding player of the World Youth Championship.

Messi is now a certainty for the country's World Cup squad for Germany this year and many people in Argentina would like to see Aguero included as well.

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