Gilardino plots Juve revenge
Tuesday 4 January, 2005
Parma’s Alberto Gilardino is hoping to illustrate to Juventus that they were wrong to snub him in the summer.
The Italian was heavily linked with a move to the Bianconeri but they opted to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Ajax instead.
"They preferred Ibrahimovic," said the Azzurri international ahead of Thursday’s game between the two sides.
"Evidently all of the talk regarding me was simply a smokescreen. But I’ll get my revenge by demonstrating who is the better player."
The 22-year-old burst onto the Italian scene last season after he netted an incredible 23 goals – just one shy of Milan’s Andriy Shevchenko.
Gilardino, who was also wanted by Roma, is now expected to join Italian champions Milan at the end of this campaign.
Both Gilardino and Ibrahimovic, who has quickly settled in Turin, have scored seven goals in Serie A so far this term.
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