Giuseppe Marotta is confident of a bright future after unveiling new arrivals Martin Caceres and Simone Padoin at a press conference in Vinovo. The sporting director has been working closely with Antonio Conte to improve the squad in the January transfer window and is satisfied with the deals the club has managed to complete. (more…)
Toni moves to Al Nasr
Luca Toni
Juventus Football Club confirms the departure of Luca Toni on a permanent deal. The striker has completed a switch to Al Nasr in the United Arab Emirates.
Toni, who moved to Turin in January 2011, made a total of 15 appearances for the Bianconeri and scored two goals.
Zenit want Krasic, Magpies pick Elia?
Zenit want Krasic, Magpies pick Elia?
By Football Italia staff
Juventus are still whittling down their squad with reports Milos Krasic is heading to Zenit, while Newcastle United request Eljero Elia.
The Bianconeri are eager to shake off some dead wood in the squad and raise more funds for transfer operations.
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Krasic is in advanced negotiations with Russian side Zenit St Petersburg, who are coached by Luciano Spalletti.
However, Juve would prefer a permanent sale, whereas Zenit are hoping to have the out-of-form Serb on loan.
It would be a return to Russia for Krasic, who was signed from CSKA Moscow in 2010 for €15m.
There is also plenty of time for this deal to go through, as the Russian transfer window ends on February 24.
Italian clubs can buy up until 18.00 UK time on Tuesday January 31, but can continue to sell.
Juventus are considering a reported Newcastle United offer for Dutch wingerElia, who only joined in the summer from Hamburg.
It’s reported that Newcastle would like Elia on loan until the end of the season.
Buffon, the number one
Gigi Buffon continues to be the number one among numbers one. His fine quality has been confirmed by IFFHS: the organization has drawn a new list including the best goalkeepers in the world, concerning the past 25 years. The Bianconero leads this list ahead of the Spanish Casillas and the Dutch Van Der Sar (having also inherited his position between the sticks at Juve in 2001).
Buffon collected 226 points. In second place, Casillas with 213 and then Van Der Sar with 201. The rest of the top ten is as follows: Peter Schmeichel (Denmark, 179), Oliver Kahn (Germany, 162), Petr Cech (Czech Republic, 154), José Luis Felix Chilavert (Paraguay, 146), Walter Zenga and Andoni Zubizarreta (Spain, 132), Taffarel (Brazil, 130).
This is another important recognition for Gigi Buffon given by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. The first and most relevant one was the award as best goalkeeper ever, achieved in 2009.
AGREEMENT WITH ACF FIORENTINA FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE PLAYER CARVALHO DE OLIVEIRA AMAURI
Turin, 24 January 2012 – Juventus Football Club S.p.A. announces that an agreement has been finalized with ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. for the definitive disposal of the registration rights of the player Carvalho de Oliveira Amauri for a consideration of € 0.5 million to be paid in the current financial year.
Considering that in the financial statements of the year ended at 30 June 2011 the net book value of the registration rights had been completely depreciated and that the contractual compensation for the current season had been fully accrued, the operation generates a positive net effect of approximately € 2.5 million.
Vucinic: “In 2012 I want to win”
“I’m fine, I’ve completely recovered and I can’t wait for going back to the pitch, because it’s hard not to be involved.” Being forced to see your team-mates play is always hard for every footballer, for Mirko Vucinic as well. However, the muscle injury which obliged him to miss the last games of 2011 was overcome, and the Montenegrin is now raring to restart, even because the match against Lecce is approaching, which game has a special meaning for Mirko, as he arrived in that city when he was 17 years old and grew up there as footballer and man: “It’s my second home. I’ve been there for six wonderful years and I’m always happy to come back. Moreover, I had to skip the fixture against Roma, and I was really sorry about it.”
Buffon: “I want deserve Juve forever”
He had to deal with seven complicated months, but since the summer Juventus fans have rediscovered the real Gigi Buffon. Following the problems after the surgical operation at his back, the Bianconeri’s number one returned to his quality level. And Juventus’ first place in the table is to his credit as well.
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