Rocky To Reinforce Juventus?
Fábio Rochemback has caught the Old Lady’s eye as Juventus look for players to reinforce their midfield when the transfer window creaks open again in January. The combative midfielder, currently at Middlesbrough, could be one of the first to arrive.
According to embryonic reports emanating from Italy, England and Brazil, the Vecchia Signora is after three new faces – the other two being trickier deals as they are Chelsea’s Lassana Diarra and West Ham’s Javier Mascherano.
Didier Deschamps wants to plug the holes left in his squad after both Vieira (Inter Milan) and Emerson (Real Madrid) left in two of the summer’s big transfers. The Coach himself confirmed that there had been attempts to bag the trio in July, but the deals fell through.
“We really tried up until the last valid day to bring over a trio that plays in England. I hope that we’ll have more success in the winter and that they’ll be here in January”, explained Deschamps.
Rochemback is under contract until 2010, and the ex-FC Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon man is officially tagged at 12 million Euros, although this may be reduced if Juve include a cast-off in the agreement. Diarra and Mascherano may be more difficult as they’ve only recently arrived in the EPL.
Fact File – ROCHEMBACK
Full Name: Fábio Rochemback
Nickname: Rocky
DOB: 10/12/1981
POB: Soledade, Brazil
Height: 1.81m
Position: Defensive Midfielder
Club: Middlesbrough
Previous Clubs:
1998-2001 Internacional de Porto Alegre
2001-2003 FC Barcelona
2003-2005 Sporting Lisbon
GOAL.COM
Fábio Rochemback has caught the Old Lady’s eye as Juventus look for players to reinforce their midfield when the transfer window creaks open again in January. The combative midfielder, currently at Middlesbrough, could be one of the first to arrive.
According to embryonic reports emanating from Italy, England and Brazil, the Vecchia Signora is after three new faces – the other two being trickier deals as they are Chelsea’s Lassana Diarra and West Ham’s Javier Mascherano.
Didier Deschamps wants to plug the holes left in his squad after both Vieira (Inter Milan) and Emerson (Real Madrid) left in two of the summer’s big transfers. The Coach himself confirmed that there had been attempts to bag the trio in July, but the deals fell through.
“We really tried up until the last valid day to bring over a trio that plays in England. I hope that we’ll have more success in the winter and that they’ll be here in January”, explained Deschamps.
Rochemback is under contract until 2010, and the ex-FC Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon man is officially tagged at 12 million Euros, although this may be reduced if Juve include a cast-off in the agreement. Diarra and Mascherano may be more difficult as they’ve only recently arrived in the EPL.
Fact File – ROCHEMBACK
Full Name: Fábio Rochemback
Nickname: Rocky
DOB: 10/12/1981
POB: Soledade, Brazil
Height: 1.81m
Position: Defensive Midfielder
Club: Middlesbrough
Previous Clubs:
1998-2001 Internacional de Porto Alegre
2001-2003 FC Barcelona
2003-2005 Sporting Lisbon
GOAL.COM
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