Amauri "The Immovable Object" Carvalho de Oliveira (159 Viewers)
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Everyone wants Amauri,
Dunga wants to call him up just so he can't play of Italy, and Lippi wants him to be his number one striker
Lets hope he makes the smart choice and plays for Italy, not because I'm Italian but so he has less traveling to do and will actually get called up for more than one match
Blog: Transfer of the Year
Out of a long list of candidates, Serafino Ingardia picks his favourite 2008 signing. And the winner is…Amauri
Alessio Secco may not be regarded as one of Serie A’s best sporting directors, but signing Amauri from Palermo this summer was perhaps the best out of all the possible transfers he could have made.
The Brazilian came to Turin at a relatively cheap price, £19m in an exchange deal which also involved Antonio Nocerino, but against the will of former transfer guru Luciano Moggi, who openly had doubts over the arrival.
The Amauri transfer saga lasted way too long, with exhausting negotiations between Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini, the player’s agent and Juve. But once the striker became a Bianconero, everybody soon realised it was definitely worth it.
The timing was perfect indeed, considering that David Trezeguet picked up an injury in September and Juventus would have otherwise been left with only two forwards – Alex Del Piero and Vincenzo Iaquinta.
Amauri became a key figure in their formation and didn’t find it difficult to establish himself at the Olimpico. His scoring trend has gone well above expectations since he has so far netted 11 goals in 17 League appearances, comfortably more than one every two games.
“He is fundamental for us. Amauri was a definite purchase and gives us plenty of options up front,” admitted Claudio Ranieri. The former Napoli man, who is waiting for his Italian passport and is still eligible for La Nazionale, won the Best Serie A Player award last year and is set for further accolades in the coming months.
The Bianconeri could have also found an easy way to double their money in less than four months when Real Madrid came knocking following Amauri’s great displays in the Champions League. But the Merengues’ £40m offer was promptly turned down.
If Juve are to compete for silverware both in Italy and Europe then they cannot afford to let him go. While in the past their captures of Jorge Andrade, Sergio Almiron and Tiago have proven to be expensive flops, this time around we can no doubt state that the Old Lady was clearly spot on by signing Amauri.
Source: http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/blogs/si24.html
Out of a long list of candidates, Serafino Ingardia picks his favourite 2008 signing. And the winner is…Amauri
Alessio Secco may not be regarded as one of Serie A’s best sporting directors, but signing Amauri from Palermo this summer was perhaps the best out of all the possible transfers he could have made.
The Brazilian came to Turin at a relatively cheap price, £19m in an exchange deal which also involved Antonio Nocerino, but against the will of former transfer guru Luciano Moggi, who openly had doubts over the arrival.
The Amauri transfer saga lasted way too long, with exhausting negotiations between Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini, the player’s agent and Juve. But once the striker became a Bianconero, everybody soon realised it was definitely worth it.
The timing was perfect indeed, considering that David Trezeguet picked up an injury in September and Juventus would have otherwise been left with only two forwards – Alex Del Piero and Vincenzo Iaquinta.
Amauri became a key figure in their formation and didn’t find it difficult to establish himself at the Olimpico. His scoring trend has gone well above expectations since he has so far netted 11 goals in 17 League appearances, comfortably more than one every two games.
“He is fundamental for us. Amauri was a definite purchase and gives us plenty of options up front,” admitted Claudio Ranieri. The former Napoli man, who is waiting for his Italian passport and is still eligible for La Nazionale, won the Best Serie A Player award last year and is set for further accolades in the coming months.
The Bianconeri could have also found an easy way to double their money in less than four months when Real Madrid came knocking following Amauri’s great displays in the Champions League. But the Merengues’ £40m offer was promptly turned down.
If Juve are to compete for silverware both in Italy and Europe then they cannot afford to let him go. While in the past their captures of Jorge Andrade, Sergio Almiron and Tiago have proven to be expensive flops, this time around we can no doubt state that the Old Lady was clearly spot on by signing Amauri.
Source: http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/blogs/si24.html
Thats an overkill waiting to happen, our real potential havent been unlocked yet,
however we seem to hold up well enough as we are.
That really looks so promising and hopefully the next year will confirm that!
It is at Juve's and Italy's NT, best interest to ensure that Amauri will choose Italy and not Brazil.
But his heart seems to favor them and if we forced him the other way, his heart will be unrest forever!
So let him choose and hope that he will do it wisely!
however we seem to hold up well enough as we are.
That really looks so promising and hopefully the next year will confirm that!
It is at Juve's and Italy's NT, best interest to ensure that Amauri will choose Italy and not Brazil.
But his heart seems to favor them and if we forced him the other way, his heart will be unrest forever!
So let him choose and hope that he will do it wisely!
Btw, Dunga may call him for a friendly match and if that happens Amauri still won't be completely lost for Italy. Only official matches count and only after he plays an official match for Brasil he will be lost for Italy.
But of course, if he already plays for Brasil, even if it's only a friendly, i wouldn't expect him to change his mind and start playing for Italy after playing a friendly for Brasil.
