As recently reported, Juventus officials are seeking a new left back and the main targets remain Liverpool's Andrea Dossena, O.L.'s Fabio Grosso, Inter's Maxwell and Fiorentina's Manuel Pasqual. One of these four players will join Juventus.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tasci biding his time
Stuttgart's Germany international defender Serdar Tasci is happy biding his time before moving to a bigger club.
The 22-year-old stopper has previously been linked with moves to the likes of Arsenal, AC Milan and Juventus.
The Gunners are keen to bolster their back line, although Ajax's Thomas Vermaelen is now reportedly top of their wanted list.
Although he is in no rush to leave the Mercedes-Benz Arena, this has not stopped Tasci admitting his admiration for the trio.
Ambitious
"I have the ambition to move clubs one day, but the time and circumstances have to be right for me," he told spox.com.
"I have to admit I'm flattered that clubs like Arsenal, AC Milan and Juventus have had their eye on me in the past.
"But I'm not getting carried away with this. I'm focussed on Stuttgart and looking to return to action following my knee injury."
With Stuttgart losing star striker Mario Gomez to Bayern Munich, Tasci believes their hopes of winning next season's Bundesliga titles have been severely diminished.
Title hopes
"Now Gomez has left I don't see us battling for the title," he continued.
"I trust Horst Heldt (Stuttgart's general manager) and company fully. They will make sure we possess a strong team next season.
"I know they are after good signings and will spend money.
"I'd love to play in the Champions League this season. We'll have to show up in qualifying of course, but I don't mind who we play.
"We want to advance to the group stages. We might be paired with Arsenal, but we can beat them as well."
Ciro Ferrara Wants Domenico Criscito At Juventus - Agent
Domenico Criscito could be heading back to Juventus from his loan spell at Genoa as his agent Sandro Gedda has revealed Ciro Ferrara wants him in Turin.
Reports in Italy have claimed Genoa wanted to keep the player this season, but they may find that easy to get wrong as the agent admits the Bianconeri are hoping to take him back.
The Grifoni have the option to buy the stopper on a co-ownership deal with the club in order to keep him on their books, but if that doesn't take off, the chances of a return to Turin seem highly probable for the player.
"Genoa have to notify Juventus of their intentions with Criscito in terms of whether they will buy half of his rights or all of the contract," Gedda told Tuttonapoli.net.
"If Genoa are not interested then he will return to Juventus as they have already told me that Criscito falls into Ferrara's plans at the club."
The Bianconeri have had problems on the left flank and Criscito would be an ideal addition to the squad.
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D'Ago almost a Juventino
Gaetano D'Agostino is waiting for the outcome of a meeting between Udinese and Juventus today, which will ultimately decide his future.
The 27-year-old has enjoyed a brilliant season for Udinese, scoring 11 goals in 36 appearances.
Juventus are believed to have had an offer accepted for the Italy international, but some details need to be ironed out before the transfer goes through.
“The two clubs will meet today and I don't want to put myself in the middle of them. I await their decision calmly,” D'Agostino told Sky Italia.
“Udine will always be the city that has given me the most in my little career. They bought me when I still had a lot to prove. They waited for me in my first year.
“I have achieved good results for two years now and I owe a lot to Coach Pasquale Marino, who has given me a lot.
“The objectives, the pressure and the players will all change with Juve. There are little difficulties that I will face calmly like I did my debut with La Nazionale. I feel mature,” he explained.
D'Agostino also had words of respect for Ciro Ferrara, Italy's assistant trainer, who recently took charge of Juventus on a full time basis.
“Ferrara has not said anything to me. He has a superb relationship with the players of the national team. On a charismatic level he has great drive.
“If Juve have chosen to give Ferrara the top job it means to say that he is a great trainer,” D'Agostino concluded.
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Cobolli Gigli: "Champions And Youngsters - A Winning Mix"
"The affection towards Alessio and Riccardo and their families is intact. I was at Castelfiorentino and I wanted to be present at the tournament played in Turin and as long I remain president of Juventus I will continue to be present at these occasions to commemorate those two splendid boys".
The words pronounced by Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli at the prize-giving ceremony of the "Ferramosca-Neri" tournament are heart-felt. The tournament was held on the fields of Atletico Mirafiori in memory of the two youngsters who died tragically on the 15th of December 2006 in Vinovo.
The president spoke to Juventus Channel, first in remembrance of Alessio and Riccardo and then changing subject to other topics. The first of these was the quality of the youth sector which this year won the Viareggio Tournament and saw the qualification of the Giovanissimi to the final eight of the championship:
"The youth sector is our strong point in view of the future. Juventus has a number of high-level youths in which we believe very much. It is no chance that the coach of the first team was the director of the youth sector with his technical team. The youngsters and the great champions of Juventus are one compact thing".
An example of this philosophy can already be observed in Pinzolo where youngster Lorenzo Ariaudo should be training alongside the national team’s captain Fabio Cannavaro:
"Ariaudo will remain with us and will have a lot to learn from Cannavaro who will be giving his best because of the upcoming world cup. I am convinced that this mix of champions and youngsters will bring us great satisfaction".
It will be up to Ciro Ferrara to create a group which can fit in well: "Ferrara and his staff won the faith of the directors and of all the supporters on the field. The last two matches would not have been won no matter what because both the one against Siena and the one against Lazio were very much sought. I am saying this without any intention of controversy because even though we were in a good position the atmosphere changed in the last two matches".
"We appreciated the great dedication with which Ciro’s group carried out their job very much because they put in all heart and soul to come second. At the end of the match against Lazio we got back to facing our commitments with passion and professionalism. Blanc and all of us put them on the Juventus stage knowing that a great amalgamation would be created between the technical staff and the team".
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The words pronounced by Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli at the prize-giving ceremony of the "Ferramosca-Neri" tournament are heart-felt. The tournament was held on the fields of Atletico Mirafiori in memory of the two youngsters who died tragically on the 15th of December 2006 in Vinovo.
The president spoke to Juventus Channel, first in remembrance of Alessio and Riccardo and then changing subject to other topics. The first of these was the quality of the youth sector which this year won the Viareggio Tournament and saw the qualification of the Giovanissimi to the final eight of the championship:
"The youth sector is our strong point in view of the future. Juventus has a number of high-level youths in which we believe very much. It is no chance that the coach of the first team was the director of the youth sector with his technical team. The youngsters and the great champions of Juventus are one compact thing".
An example of this philosophy can already be observed in Pinzolo where youngster Lorenzo Ariaudo should be training alongside the national team’s captain Fabio Cannavaro:
"Ariaudo will remain with us and will have a lot to learn from Cannavaro who will be giving his best because of the upcoming world cup. I am convinced that this mix of champions and youngsters will bring us great satisfaction".
It will be up to Ciro Ferrara to create a group which can fit in well: "Ferrara and his staff won the faith of the directors and of all the supporters on the field. The last two matches would not have been won no matter what because both the one against Siena and the one against Lazio were very much sought. I am saying this without any intention of controversy because even though we were in a good position the atmosphere changed in the last two matches".
"We appreciated the great dedication with which Ciro’s group carried out their job very much because they put in all heart and soul to come second. At the end of the match against Lazio we got back to facing our commitments with passion and professionalism. Blanc and all of us put them on the Juventus stage knowing that a great amalgamation would be created between the technical staff and the team".
Juventus.com
Bianconeri And Internationals, All The Results
It was a Saturday rich in international matches for many bianconeri who were busy with their respective teams. One of the most satisfied is without any doubt Nicola Legrottaglie who played for the full 90 minutes in the friendly which saw Italy easily beating Northern Ireand by 3-0.
Good news also came from Group 8 of the world cup qualifiers with regards to the opponents of the azzurri. Eire drew 1-1 in Sofia against Bulgaria strengthening the second place with Italy still one point ahead (14 points) and a match in hand. In the same group the match between Cyprus and Montenegro ended in a 2-2 draw.
Other Juventus players joined the azzurri in the evening in view of their participation in the Confederations Cup: Buffon, Chiellini, Camoranesi, Iaquinta and new signing Cannavaro. Before the prestigious tournament, Italy will play another friendly match in South Africa on the 10th of June against New Zealand.
On Saturday night, 4 bianconeri were busy with world cup qualifiers: Mellberg and Poulsen played against each other during the mach between Sweden and Denmark valid for Group 1. Poulsen got the better winning 1-0 away and complicating life for Mellberg and friends.
In the group in fact Denmark is first with 13 points whilst Sweden is 4th with 6 points and a match in hand. On Wednesday 10th June the Swedes can attempt to climb up to the third position with 9 points when they play against Malta in Gotheborg.
At the moment in the same group the team to have 9 points is Tiago’s Portugal. The bianconero did not play yesterday during the victory obtained by the lusitani in Albania. Even Alexander Manninger was a spectator in the 1-0 victory of Serbia against Austria.
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Good news also came from Group 8 of the world cup qualifiers with regards to the opponents of the azzurri. Eire drew 1-1 in Sofia against Bulgaria strengthening the second place with Italy still one point ahead (14 points) and a match in hand. In the same group the match between Cyprus and Montenegro ended in a 2-2 draw.
Other Juventus players joined the azzurri in the evening in view of their participation in the Confederations Cup: Buffon, Chiellini, Camoranesi, Iaquinta and new signing Cannavaro. Before the prestigious tournament, Italy will play another friendly match in South Africa on the 10th of June against New Zealand.
On Saturday night, 4 bianconeri were busy with world cup qualifiers: Mellberg and Poulsen played against each other during the mach between Sweden and Denmark valid for Group 1. Poulsen got the better winning 1-0 away and complicating life for Mellberg and friends.
In the group in fact Denmark is first with 13 points whilst Sweden is 4th with 6 points and a match in hand. On Wednesday 10th June the Swedes can attempt to climb up to the third position with 9 points when they play against Malta in Gotheborg.
At the moment in the same group the team to have 9 points is Tiago’s Portugal. The bianconero did not play yesterday during the victory obtained by the lusitani in Albania. Even Alexander Manninger was a spectator in the 1-0 victory of Serbia against Austria.
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