Dede heads the summer shopping lists of both Liverpool and Manchester United, according to The Mirror. The Vasco da Gama centre-half is a man in demand and is set to be sold this summer due to the club's worsening financial crisis. Vasco director general Cristiano Koehler this week sai
"We can't mislead the fans, we will find it very difficult to hold on to Dede because the club needs the resources, and at some point it will happen – by the middle of the year".
Dede has become somewhat of a force of nature at centre-half for Vasco, having the ideal combination of height, pace and strength that have made him one of the most sought-after central defenders in world football. After finishing fifth for a second consecutive season, and with no end to the club's financial plight, the summer transfer window would be an ideal time for the Brazilian stopper to find a new club and challenge himself against top players in the build-up to the World Cup in his homeland in 2014.
In a similar fashion to Carlos Tevez prior to his controversial move to West Ham in 2006, Dede is part-owned by a third party, meaning that any negotiations for the transfer of the player would have to be agreed on by Vasco, the DIS Group and the Ability investment group. With Vasco and DIS owning a 45% stake in Dede with Ability owning the further 10%, any negotiations could be difficult and time-consuming.
Liverpool have allegedly made initial inroads with negotiations, and are front-runners to land the Brazilian. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers would be wise to have gained a head-start over rivals, with the Anfield club languishing in seventh place in the Premier League with eight games remaining. With legendary central defender Jamie Carragher set to retire at the end of the season, few would argue with the decision to replace him with the beast from Brazil.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United must never be discounted in any race, and certainly not one involving new signings. Ferguson has a keen eye for buying little-known central defenders, quietly obtaining Jaap Stam and Nemanja Vidic and using them as the foundations for a successful side. With the aforementioned Vidic and sidekick Rio Ferdinand succumbing to age and injury with the passing of time, Ferguson may feel the time is right to build one more dynasty around one Anderson Vital da Siva.
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