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Fernando Alonso. Photo: AP<\/p>\n

Kiko Garcia has expressed concern that the process of negotiating the switch of ownership of the Euskaltel-Euskadi squad for 2014 \u2013 when it will be taken over by Fernando Alonso \u2013 is not proceeding as quickly as he would like.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe documents are all there, but the final agreement has not been signed,\u201d Garcia, who is widely expected to take the role of team manager, told Cylingnews.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t doubt the huge goodwill on all sides, and I\u2019m sure it will all be fine. And it\u2019s the same when you buy a car; you want to be really sure of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the process is taking quite a while, a little more than I would like, above all because of the deadlines\u201d \u2013 with September 30 the first deadline for ProTour teams to confirm their continuation into 2014.<\/p>\n

Garcia refused to comment on a lengthy article in Catalan newspaper El Periodico which claimed that a sponsor deal has already been reached, with car manufacturers FIAT, that Vuelta winner Chris Horner had been contacted about a contract for 2014<\/a> and that Cervelo were in the running to provide the squad with bikes.<\/p>\n

El Periodico also claimed that Jose Luis Rubiera, an Asturian ex-pro, would be the team\u2019s new director.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t comment about any of that because it would be disrespectful both to Fernando Alonso and to the team\u2019s current sponsors, Euskaltel-Euskadi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to start discussing those questions when first we have to resolve the question of the agreement (to buy the team\u2019s ProTour licence) itself,\u201d Garcia told Cyclingnews. \u2013 Cyclingnews<\/a><\/p>\n

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