Juve Eyeing Three New Defenders After Chiellini Blow
Following the injury of Giorgio Chiellini during the Coppa Italia game against Catania, which will keep the Italian international player out for a month, Juventus are looking for a stopgap in the middle of the defence...
Chiellini's injury has disrupted Claudio Ranieri's plans, especially with regards to the outgoing transfer market, wherein the sale of Jean-Alain Boumsong to Besiktas has been blocked in order to find a short-term solution.
To make things worse, the Bianconeri have probably loaned out Domenico Criscito to Genoa too hastily, and Jorge Andrade has not yet recovered from his injury.
With this lack of central defenders, the Bianconeri will most likely go back to the transfer market and sign either a young player or low-profile defender - one who is ready to accept the bench once Chiellini is back in action.
Names of possible candidates include Michele Canini (22 year-old, Cagliari), Fabiano Santacroce (20 year-old, Brescia) and Francesco Pratali (28 year-old, Empoli).
According to various reports in the Italian media, the latter seems to be the favourite and could make a move to the Old Lady in the coming weeks or even days.
Glenn Debattista
http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=550372
Following the injury of Giorgio Chiellini during the Coppa Italia game against Catania, which will keep the Italian international player out for a month, Juventus are looking for a stopgap in the middle of the defence...
Chiellini's injury has disrupted Claudio Ranieri's plans, especially with regards to the outgoing transfer market, wherein the sale of Jean-Alain Boumsong to Besiktas has been blocked in order to find a short-term solution.
To make things worse, the Bianconeri have probably loaned out Domenico Criscito to Genoa too hastily, and Jorge Andrade has not yet recovered from his injury.
With this lack of central defenders, the Bianconeri will most likely go back to the transfer market and sign either a young player or low-profile defender - one who is ready to accept the bench once Chiellini is back in action.
Names of possible candidates include Michele Canini (22 year-old, Cagliari), Fabiano Santacroce (20 year-old, Brescia) and Francesco Pratali (28 year-old, Empoli).
According to various reports in the Italian media, the latter seems to be the favourite and could make a move to the Old Lady in the coming weeks or even days.
Glenn Debattista
http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=550372
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