Official: Vincenzo Iaquinta to Juve (14 Viewers)

[Jem83]

Keep Trez, sell Miccoli and Zalayeta. Buy Huntelaar.


Trez, DP, Huntelaar, Palladino and Iaquinta.

Now, that's what I'm talking about.

One is allowed to dream

 

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[Nedved17]

Don't like him at all, and I think he's not a very goof player, but i hope he will prove (also) me wrong

 

[Mark]

I'm sure that it,s not over between Juve and Udinese...we will give them ½/loan of a player or two.

 

[Cronios]

He was a kind of expensive but we gave up on no1 at least,
if sell Treze, it must be for double this sum...

 

[Jun-hide]

It's not too much for him. Milan bought Suazo for 10mil euros.

They both scored the same amount of goals last season. I would have liked a 6mil plus player deal, but I guess us buying out the other players we co-owned is more expensive than just buying him outrite.

IMO Suazo is superior player to Iaqunita. Suazo is quicker, agile, technical superior, and if he was Italian, I am sure this board would have been all over the place. Then again Suazo cost Milan a bit more, and I am sure at this stage of career, he probably would have liked to play in CL on a regular basis, so I am not complaining there.

The key is whether Iaquinta is going to be used as a rotational set-up or regular starter for this team. If it is the former, then it might be a great signing because Iaquinta gives you different attributes to Trez or Del Piero. His combination of height, workrate, and speed is pretty rare. But if it is sorely replacing David, then I see troubles ahead with lack of goals up front.

 

[Dominic]

Keep Trez, sell Miccoli and Zalayeta. Buy Huntelaar.


Trez, DP, Huntelaar, Palladino and Iaquinta.

Now, that's what I'm talking about.

Whoa.. overkill!

Trez, Iaquinta AND Huntelaar is pushing it.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

exactly

if we bought iaquinta we might as well use him

 

[sateeh]

Seems like it was a cash only deal, after all.

well if thats the case then it seems like an "ok" deal money wise. If there were players involved with that amount then it would've been very excessive for my liking.

 

[AngelaL]

For the third time - Benvenuto Vincenzo

Bang 'em in! :boxing:

Especially against inter!

Don't like him at all, and I think he's not a very good player, but i hope he will prove (also) me wrong

Iaquinta can play well, but Udinese management have had problems with him in the past. I hope that doesn't occur at Juve.

 

[Vinman]

big waste of almost 16 million US dollars...which we could have put towards keeping Trez

 

[The Arif]

big waste of almost 16 million US dollars...which we could have put towards keeping Trez

We might keep Trez even if we signed Iaquinta.

 

[Bjerknes]

11 million Euros for Iaquinta? I think that's a bit excessive. But at least the board didn't do something more idiotic like throw in Giovinco as part of the deal.

 

[Rhizoid]

I'm happy with the new acquisition, and confident that he'll be scoring in double digits for us next season.

 

[Juve_Kosova]

Welcome Vincenzo ...

Im sure he will be a key player for us.. If not in the starting 11 then as a super sub..

 

[Fellas]

Welcome Iaquinta, dont like him but I can accept him as a sub.

 

[Thunderball]

I like this signing.

Lets look at this objectively:
The Starters
-Del Piero, despite obviously being the man and capable of 15+ goals at the Serie A level, is not getting any younger and could run into injury...
-Trezeguet, if he's back at all, had a little bit of a step backwards last season and relies heavily on the players around him to be effective. Likely capable of 15+ at Serie A level still.

The Subs
-Zalayeta: Capable of the odd goal coming off the bench, but likely on his way out. Not a guy capable of ~10 Serie A goals, since he only has 12 goals in 85 appearances for Juve.
-Palladino: Looked decent for Livorno in Serie A, but was in Lucarelli's shadow and only had 2 goals in 21 appearances. Relatively unproven at the Serie A level. Not a pure finisher, and hasn't shown he's capable of ~15 Serie A goals yet.
-Miccoli: If he plays for Juve, was decent for Benfica but clearly not first choice, and had his best season with Fiorentina with 12 goals in 35 appearances. Could he step up and score ~15 if one of the big two go down? Possibly.

Iaquinta: Has not scored 15 in one season, but has come off 14 and 13 goal seasons with Udinese, and has proven versatility with Udinese and the Italian NT. Juventus is a step up from Udinese, and should get more opportunities for goals. Proven starter at Serie A level.

Is he expensive? A little... but he's a proven commodity and could likely be back with the Azzurri.

 

[LegiaJuve]

Welcome to the club Vincenzo... it's time to step up our game and meet the challenge of wearing the Juve shirt head-on. Do us proud!

 

[baggio]

Whoa.. overkill!

Trez, Iaquinta AND Huntelaar is pushing it.

Overkill, you're probably right Dom.

I do see Iaquinta being pushed out for a wider role so a Huntelaar could come handy. Again though, wouldn't hurt to have them all, since an injury to Trez could hurt our chances. :faq1:

 

[RAMI-N]

I dont like him as a player, but now that he became a Juventino...
Welcome Iaquinta...

By the way, what number should he be given?!!!

 

[Rami]

17?