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No Juve recall for Salas
Wednesday 13 October, 2004
Marcelo Salas won’t return to Juventus in the January transfer window, says the striker’s agent.
The Chilean is currently on a season’s loan with River Plate but speculation suggested he could be recalled after the injury to David Trezeguet.
However, Fernando Hidalgo has insisted that the former Lazio player won’t be heading for Turin in the New Year.
"I’m fed up of having to deny all of these stories which appear in Italy and are then repeated in Argentina," said the player’s representative.
"What has been said in the last few days is just crazy. Marcelo is tied to River until 30 June 2005 and there is no chance of him leaving before then.
"Marcelo has a contract with River and he intends to honour it. As far as I’m concerned, this ends here."
The Turin giants are short of attacking options with just Alex Del Piero, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcelo Zalayeta now available.
Juventus signed Salas in the summer of 2001 from Lazio but his Delle Alpi stint was ruined by a knee injury.
River renewed his loan deal in August after he also spent last season with the Argentine giants.