Cheesio

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Jul 11, 2006
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Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta slams Schalke over the Julian Draxler deal - ‘a very mysterious club’.

The Bianconeri were involved in length negotiations for the German international, who eventually moved to Wolfsburg, much to the chagrin of some Juve fans.

“There’s bitterness because we’ve lost two in a row,” Marotta admitted in a Press conference to present Hernanes and Mario Lemina.

“There’s bitterness and even skepticism and pessimism over what we’ve done. Our culture doesn’t allow us to make excuses, though it’s clear we have to talk about being handicapped slightly this year.

“This year we’re undergoing a metamorphosis, with more players than usual coming in and out, so we needed more time, but we’re Juventus and we have to win.

“On Draxler, I officially pulled out of the running on August 19 at Vilar Perosa. It was difficult to deal with Schalke, a very mysterious club where no-one knew who could talk, so we had difficulty interacting with them.

“We’ve done deals with Manchester City, Bayern Munich and many other clubs, that’s affected how we conduct other deals.

“We knew we wouldn’t reach a conclusion because the asking price was disproportionate, and the player's motivation wasn't at the top.

“The outcome depends on the players, and if the player has doubts then it’s difficult to reach a conclusion.

“Draxler is very young, we want to win again this year, the Coach has to reunite the team and move the team forward, and you need motivation for that.

“I’m not worried about the players, but maybe it’s the first time Juventus has had this kind of [young] squad available, so motivation is important. We have to transfer the winning mentality to those with less experience.

“Confirming a winning team is already like a big signing. When you have offers for players of around €100m, and these offers are coming from top clubs, you can say you’re not budging, but we’re still proud.

“Juventus want to win, so we decided to hold on to a top player like Pogba. As for the rest, a club like Juventus is ambitious, we don’t hide that.

“So, we try to look for targets who are perhaps utopian, to go looking for players who aren’t approachable for many reasons, maybe because they earn too much or cost too much, maybe because they’re happy in their current team.

“I’m not going to name them, because we’re just coming out of this Draxler soap opera, and that will make it even harder.

“We look for youth, while always looking for a major signing. If we don’t get one in a certain year, then he’ll come a year later.”
 

Cheesio

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Jul 11, 2006
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It's clear that he badly wanted Draxler, and he feels that he failed and knows that the difficulties will have this season, hopefully he'll learn from his mistakes and deliver in the next mercato.
 

1251alex

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Dec 13, 2011
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He became Anti-Juve after joining Roma. It's what being at that club does to a player. It's funny, even with Calciopoli and all other Inter shit, Milan shit, etc. I'm positive Roma fans, players, coaches hate us more than any other Serie A Club by far.

Didnt he accuse us of paying the ref on twitter before joining roma after we beat whatever shit team he was on?

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If only that was his attitude while selling as well.
Pogba?
 

JuveJay

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Mar 6, 2007
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So it's not on our terms because you disagree with valuations?

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It's clear that he badly wanted Draxler, and he feels that he failed and knows that the difficulties will have this season, hopefully he'll learn from his mistakes and deliver in the next mercato.
Well he failed to get Draxler, if that's what you mean. In that case almost every (if not every) director fails every mercato.

He gave precise reasons why Draxler didn't come, and the reasons why big moves are generally difficult, yet said we still try for difficult transfers. That is the "ambition" people talk about, is it not? (also @Suns) Or is that only signalled by paying outside of our parameters on a guy who maybe isn't all that bothered about coming here (which is the case for many players who end up in the Premier League, for example)?
 

enzo

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May 14, 2012
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It's clear that he badly wanted Draxler, and he feels that he failed and knows that the difficulties will have this season, hopefully he'll learn from his mistakes and deliver in the next mercato.
To be honest, I have been wanting Draxler to play here as well. But only because the whole saga was going for almost two months. I wanted it to end with a happy end. Now, being able to take two steps back, I wouldn't spend 35 millions on Draxler. I'm not sure if we should look for such a young player for this position. Somebody, a few years older, more experienced and really ambitious is who we need. No milk boy.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta slams Schalke over the Julian Draxler deal - 'a very mysterious club’.

The Bianconeri were involved in length negotiations for the German international, who eventually moved to Wolfsburg, much to the chagrin of some Juve fans.

“There’s bitterness because we’ve lost two in a row,” Marotta admitted in a Press conference to present Hernanes and Mario Lemina.

“There’s bitterness and even skepticism and pessimism over what we’ve done. Our culture doesn’t allow us to make excuses, though it’s clear we have to talk about being handicapped slightly this year.

“This year we’re undergoing a metamorphosis, with more players than usual coming in and out, so we needed more time, but we’re Juventus and we have to win.

“On Draxler, I officially pulled out of the running on August 19 at Vilar Perosa. It was difficult to deal with Schalke, a very mysterious club where no-one knew who could talk, so we had difficulty interacting with them.

“We’ve done deals with Manchester City, Bayern Munich and many other clubs, that’s affected how we conduct other deals.

“We knew we wouldn’t reach a conclusion because the asking price was disproportionate, and the player's motivation wasn't at the top.

“The outcome depends on the players, and if the player has doubts then it’s difficult to reach a conclusion.

“Draxler is very young, we want to win again this year, the Coach has to reunite the team and move the team forward, and you need motivation for that.

“I’m not worried about the players, but maybe it’s the first time Juventus has had this kind of [young] squad available, so motivation is important. We have to transfer the winning mentality to those with less experience.

“Confirming a winning team is already like a big signing. When you have offers for players of around €100m, and these offers are coming from top clubs, you can say you’re not budging, but we’re still proud.

“Juventus want to win, so we decided to hold on to a top player like Pogba. As for the rest, a club like Juventus is ambitious, we don’t hide that.

“So, we try to look for targets who are perhaps utopian, to go looking for players who aren’t approachable for many reasons, maybe because they earn too much or cost too much, maybe because they’re happy in their current team.

“I’m not going to name them, because we’re just coming out of this Draxler soap opera, and that will make it even harder.

“We look for youth, while always looking for a major signing. If we don’t get one in a certain year, then he’ll come a year later.”
This helped me understand him alot more, thanks for posting.
 

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