The #10 shirt is now a symbol of leadership and more importantly loyalty to Juve. While Vidal is a wonderful player and one of the world's best in his position he needs a few years at this top level as well as displaying the kind of loyalty Alex, Neddy, trez, Gigi and Camo showed this club before he can rightfully demand this shirt number in my opinion. I am agnostic as to whether Vidal would jump ship as soon as Juve's growth halts and we run into a bad slump for a season or two (let alone fall into Serie B).
Juve already screwed Del Piero over as well as the majority of the old guard (I am grateful Nedved retired before Agnelli forced him into retirement). If it weren't for Juve's success in the past 2 seasons, everyone here would have crucified and hated agnelli for such mistreatment of club legends. El Capitano hasn't even retired from the game yet. The least we can do for him is keep his place intact until he retires from the game rather than throw it at the first top player who demands it just because we are so desperate to keep him from going to richer clubs.
Eitherway, its not our decision to make and I do think giving it to him is the correct decision (business wise) to give him whatever he asks for as long as its within our means. I am only posting my reaction to the rumor that Vidal demanded Ale's shirt and I feel it would be pathetic (sentimentally) if we give it to him just to keep him happy. Arturo would lose a lot of sentimental points in my eyes if he demanded the shirt number as the rumors claim and he'd lose substantially more if he becomes upset in case the club refuses.
Please don't leave me Vidal... I'll give you a blow job and my sister if you stay for one more season...Del Piero who?
Pathetic attitude.