Mutu's Juve move off - agent
Friday 6 August, 2004
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Adrian Mutu’s proposed move to Juventus has been called off after his agent claims Chelsea changed the terms of the deal.
“Chelsea asked to have first choice over any future transfer,” revealed representative Ioan Becali this evening, “but Juve’s directors rejected that proposal. Mutu will be a Chelsea player for the next four seasons.”
This is a bitter blow for the Bianconeri, who had seemed set to seal his loan switch over the weekend.
However, problems emerged this afternoon with claims that the Stamford Bridge outfit would only agree if Juve paid £7m at the end of the season to make the move permanent.
The Romanian joined Chelsea from Parma last summer for £15.8m and has only fulfilled one year of his five-season contract.