Manchester City In 13 Million Euro Chiellini Bid?
The Giorgio Chiellini saga has taken a new twist with the news that Manchester City have reportedly bid 13 million euros for the young Juventus defender...
Despite already buying Real Sociedad's Garrido and Dinamo Zagreb's Vedran Corluka, Sven-Goran Eriksson isn't quite done in the defence market yet.
Reports have surfaced indicating that the Swedish coach has lined up a 13 million euro bid for Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini, the highly-rated young left-back.
The player's agent has recently said that his client would be interested in such a move and now, with City's interest apparently concrete, he could yet start the season in the Premiership.
13 million euros is the highest offer yet to be attributed to the big-spending Blues, whose coffers overflow thanks to the input of new chairman Thaksin Shinawatra, but it may not be enough. Juve are apparently after 15 million.
However, with targets of their own, the Old Lady could be under pressure to accept, lest City take their money elsewhere. Juventus are apparently looking for transfer income to fund potential moves for the likes of Claude Makelele, Gabriel Heinze and Fernando Meira.
from goal.com