Why would Gigi want to go to Man City? If he wanted to play in the Uefa Cup and not win the league ever again he'd have gone to Milan.
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No1 wanted to sell Zidane either. Ironically, that money brought us Buffon.
My brain says yes but my heart says no. With that much money, Secco could pull another Almiron/Andrade/Tiago(of 1 month ago), and still come away with enough to undo his mistakes. Even Buffon admitted the club would be foolish to turn down that amount of money.
Regardless, he is so much a of symbol for this club I dont think I could stomach watching him play for another team.
My brain says yes but my heart says no. With that much money, Secco could pull another Almiron/Andrade/Tiago(of 1 month ago), and still come away with enough to undo his mistakes. Even Buffon admitted the club would be foolish to turn down that amount of money.
Regardless, he is so much a of symbol for this club I dont think I could stomach watching him play for another team.
@ these unbelievable rumours
Juventus general manager Jean-Claude Blanc put the final word on Manchester City’s £65m bid. “Gianluigi Buffon is not for sale at any price.”
The goalkeeper had been linked with the Eastlands club already and the rumours re-emerged this week of an increased offer.
Buffon himself admitted, “I would be the first to tell the club to sell me if a really big offer was tabled, as they can rebuild the squad with that money.”
However, general manager Blanc left no room for negotiation in his message on the official Juventus website.
“Gigi is not for sale at any price. There has never been contact between the two clubs and there is no offer from Manchester City for our goalkeeper.
“There is no truth behind this rumour. I can reassure fans that we will continue to go ahead with Gigi for many years to come and that he will play in the new Bianconeri stadium in 2011-12.
“I am surprised that these stories always emerge just before a big game, but in football these things do happen.”
The reference was aimed at Saturday’s Scudetto showdown with Inter, suggesting attempts from some sections of the media to destabilise Juve and its supporters.
“It is important to look to this match with the same spirit we looked to the future yesterday [when presenting the plans for the new stadium] and take this positive energy into the challenge with Inter,” continued Blanc.
“I think the players already had their minds on Inter, but taking part in that presentation made them feel part of a fantastic history that is Juventus.
“Naturally I hope that also reaffirmed their knowledge they are part of a club that not only had a great history, but also a wonderful future.”
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The goalkeeper had been linked with the Eastlands club already and the rumours re-emerged this week of an increased offer.
Buffon himself admitted, “I would be the first to tell the club to sell me if a really big offer was tabled, as they can rebuild the squad with that money.”
However, general manager Blanc left no room for negotiation in his message on the official Juventus website.
“Gigi is not for sale at any price. There has never been contact between the two clubs and there is no offer from Manchester City for our goalkeeper.
“There is no truth behind this rumour. I can reassure fans that we will continue to go ahead with Gigi for many years to come and that he will play in the new Bianconeri stadium in 2011-12.
“I am surprised that these stories always emerge just before a big game, but in football these things do happen.”
The reference was aimed at Saturday’s Scudetto showdown with Inter, suggesting attempts from some sections of the media to destabilise Juve and its supporters.
“It is important to look to this match with the same spirit we looked to the future yesterday [when presenting the plans for the new stadium] and take this positive energy into the challenge with Inter,” continued Blanc.
“I think the players already had their minds on Inter, but taking part in that presentation made them feel part of a fantastic history that is Juventus.
“Naturally I hope that also reaffirmed their knowledge they are part of a club that not only had a great history, but also a wonderful future.”
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I see a difference between Chelsea and Man City. In Chelsea, it was mostly Mourinho who requested players for positions he needed and Abramovich payed for it. And as mentioned, they already were a CL team. Man City seems to buy players just because of their names, they are building the new Galacticos, not a football team. Thus, I feel that they won't be successful.
Let's see if you can take the money offered for Gigi and make a more competitive team than what we have now. On paper surely, but realistically, i think Gigi adds much more to the team than just his goalkeeping skills, as do DP, Pavel, Trez, etc. Something I doubt Aguero, Hamsik or Santacroce can add.
