Juventus President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli doesn’t believe Fabio Cannavaro will complete a sensational return from Real Madrid.
The defender was paired with his former club over the weekend, after general manager Jean Claude Blanc and sporting director Alessio Secco reportedly held negotiations with agent Enrico Fedele.
“Returns are always difficult,” said Cobolli Gigli. “We are obviously grateful to those who helped us reach the top in the past, but Juventus must now look to the future.”
Cannavaro is contracted to the Merengues until 2009, but could leave the outfit in advance after Fabio Capello was axed by the Spanish giants on Thursday.
Cobolli Gigli also confirmed that Gabriel Milito of Real Zaragoza is a target for the Bianconeri, although the capture is far from being finalised.
“We definitely need a central defender and we are negotiating for Milito, but there is still a significant difference between the request and the offer and I don’t think it will be easy to conclude the deal.
“Secco is working on the issue, but it is too early to know how this story will end,” explained the Juventino, who also denied that striker Raffaele Palladino is for sale.
“He is one of the pivots on which Coach Claudio Ranieri wants to build the new Juventus,” concluded the President.
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