As I suspected in an earlier report this morning, Michael Bradley is looking ever less likely for a move to AS Monaco. The club is now indicating that their main target for an attacking midfielder is Alejandro Alonso of Bordeaux. This means they won't need to up the ante for Heerenveen's Michael Bradley unless they can't snare Alonso.
According to Ouest France, ASM is now interested in negotiating for the 26-year old Argentine who is under contract with his current club until 2009. A few Spanish clubs are also interested in Alonso so Monaco may be keeping the Bradley deal on the back burner. With four goals in 80 appearances, Alsonso is not quite the goal scoring threat that Bradley is but he does come with a good understanding of the French game, UEFA Cup experience, and (most likely) a lower price tag.
Of course, this could just be a negotiating tactic by Monaco to make Heerenveen drop their price for Bradley but its hard to tell at this point. The club does however think it can strike a loan deal for Benfica's American midfielder Freddy Adu within the next week or two.
So, while all this speculation on Bradley has everyone looking to the south of France or England, I have a feeling he'll end up at either Hamburg or Bayer Leverkusen - either would be a good fit given his style of play and level of development.
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