8/04/2008 19:12
Chiellini On Calciopoli: I Received No Pressure From Moggi
Giorgio Chiellini has given evidence in the case against former Juventus director Luciano Moggi and the GEA World Agency, and says he never received any pressure to be a client of the company.Chiellini is one of many key witnesses in a trial of six men, including Moggi, accused of conspiring to control transfers by intimidating players into signing for the GEA sports management firm.
"I never suffered pressure to be represented by Gea,” testified Chiellini.
“The fact that my agent is Davide Lippi [son of Marcello] proves that I made the right choice."
Earlier this month former Juventus striker Fabrizio Miccoli claimed that Moggi had marginalised him at the club because he did not take the transfer guru’s son, Alessandro, as his agent.
Other key witnesses who have been called to give evidence in this trial, include England manager Fabio Capello, who was boss of Juve from 2004 to 2006, as well as his now right-hand man Franco Baldini.
Anthony Sormani
from : Goal.com