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River Plate are hoping they can use several factors to their advantage and seduce Emi Buendia to join them from Aston Villa.

That’s according to MDZ, who report that Buendia is being targeted as a replacement for Pablo Solari.

A report yesterday indicated Buendia is a target for River. They are looking to strengthen for the Copa Libertadores and the Club World Cup.

Talks with the Aston Villa man’s entourage had already begun. And MDZ report they will use several factors to try and ‘seduce’ him.

The first is the fact that the 28-year-old has already publicly admitted he had dreamed of playing for River Plate. He insisted that he would always leave the door open to the club. Therefore, the feeling is that he would be willing to lister to their proposal.

So, the Argentine club are betting that this dream, combined with the challenge of the Libertadores and the Club World Cup can ‘seduce’ him back to Argentine football.

They also plan to build a competitive squad so that they can ‘reign supreme’ in South America once again. The move will be presented as a ‘rebirth’ for his career.

Whether it is enough to convince him, remains to be seen, though. At 28 he may feel he still has something to provie in England first.