| Rumours
are abounding Tayside that Diego Maradona world footballer of the decade
is to take part in a glamour friendly tie against his former team Napoli
at Dens park sometime in the near future. Although details are vague it
is thought that Maradonas friendship with Claudio Cannigia is thought to
be one of the main reasons that this deal has came about. Our sources
tell us that Maradona has verbally given his word that he will appear
for the Dark Blues although no contracts or dates have as yet been
arraanged.
Newspaper reports suggest that the former Argentinian footballer is to
paid in the region of £250,000 for his appearance which although
seems a large amount may well turn out to be a bargain with the amount
of publicity the event would generate and other commercial spin-offs.
Maradona has had a colourful career and Scottish fans have a soft spot
for him as we all remember "the hand of god" incident against
England. He has also had problems with drug abuse and with his health in
recent years but he will always be remembered for his skill as a
footballer and it is amazing to think that he could soon be turning out
for Dundee Football Club. |