Trez commits to Juve Friday 2 March, 2007
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After so much transfer gossip, David Trezeguet has surprisingly announced he will stay with Juventus.
“My intention is to stay at Juve,” he told the Gazzetta’s 'Sportweek’ magazine in the edition that will hit the stores on Saturday.
“My teammates have asked me to remain and I feel as if this side truly belongs to me.”
The news comes as a surprise hot on the heels of seemingly endless speculation on the Frenchman’s future.
Trezeguet has been linked with a summer switch to Milan, Barcelona, Inter, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Olympique Lyonnais in recent weeks.
He sparked the rumours when he commented that his decision to stay at Juve was based on how competitive the team would be on its return to Serie A.
The Bianconeri are on track for automatic promotion, but the club has warned a Scudetto challenge will probably take a few years yet.
However, it’s believed Trezeguet was encouraged by the arrival of out of contract players Zdenek Grygera from Ajax, Bayern Munich’s Hasan Salihamidzic.