Aston Villa and Middlesbrough were last night put on transfer alert after Atletico Madrid transfer listed striker Juninho.

Both clubs were strongly linked with the Brazilian last season. Now Juninho has been told by Atletico's new Italian coach Claudio Ranieri that he must look for another club. Ranieri said: "It's not that Juninho does not fit into my system it's just that I have other ideas.

"Those that I do not keep, it does not mean to say they are not good but I have very important priorities."

Meanwhile, Kenny Dalglish is convinced Celtic have captured a superstar of the future in Bulgarian international Stilian Petrov. The 20-year-old midfielder will finally complete his move to Scotland within the next few days after getting a work permit.

The player will not be available for Sunday's opening Premier League clash with Aberdeen at Pittodrie, but will beat the August 6th deadline for clearance to play in the UEFA Cup tie against Cwmbran next month.

Dalglish was clearly delighted with yesterday's events and spoke of the instant assessment of Petrov's abilities. "It is unusual for a Scottish club to attract somebody of such a young age with a great international pedigree behind him," Dalglish said.

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