The 24 year old attacking midfielder, who has signed a two year deal with the Reds, touched down from South America last night before meeting up with United Coach Aurelio Vidmar.

Flores has been high on Vidmar's radar for the past year, and now that the Reds boss has got his man, he is looking forward to what Flores will bring to the team.

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"We're really excited about Marcos coming here," said Vidmar. "We think he's got some great qualities at the pointy end, he's probably a few weeks away from some good fitness.

"But we've got five weeks to prepare before we start the Asian Champions League.

"His technique, his ability to beat players, scores goals and he's got very good vision in that front third, and they're some of the qualities that we've certainly been missing in the midfield.

"Marcos will just be another piece of the puzzle, we've still got a bit of work to do in that area but that's something we probably haven't covered this year.

"He's really happy to be here...and we're really thrilled to have him so we welcome him and we wish him all the very best."

Flores will be available for the Reds' Asian Champions League 2010 campaign, which starts with an opening match day blockbuster against reigning AFC Champions Pohang Steelers at Hindmarsh Stadium on February 24.

But Vidmar said it was unlikely that he would play some part in the club's remaining six games of the Hyundai A-League season.

With United already having their full quota of foreign players for the domestic competition, Flores would need to come in as a ‘guest player', a position that would only see him able to play two of the final six matches.

"At this point he's not (playing in the Hyundai A-League) but we're not ruling that out," Vidmar said. "There are certain rules that we need to abide by, one of which is that no guest player can play the last four games of the regular season, meaning he would only play a couple of games.

"For us, as great as it would be to sneak him in, we also don't want to risk him so we'll make sure he's right for the ACL."

The move to Adelaide is Flores' first to an overseas club, having spent the majority of his career in Argentina before playing out his most recent season with Chilean club Curico Unido, and he is keen to make an impression as the Reds attempt to repeat their AFC Champions League feat of 2008, in which they reached the Final.

"I'm very happy to be here. My expectations for the team are the best and I think I can be a very good asset for the club," Flores said with the assistance of an interpreter.

Although the language barrier may be a concern initially, Flores promises to work on his English but Vidmar will be hoping all of his talking is done on the pitch.

Marcos FLORES
Full Name Marcos Abel Flores Benard
DOB 23 October 1985 (Reconquista, Argentina)
Age 24
Position Attacking Midfielder
Height 186cm
Weight 75kg

Club History
2009 Curico Unido (Chile)
2007/08 Union Santa Fe (Argentina)
2006/07 Newell's Old Boys de Rosario (Argentina)
2003-05 Union Santa Fe (Argentina)