Moggi: I'd have signed star duo Friday 29 February, 2008
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Former Juventus director Luciano Moggi insists he would have signed Antonio Cassano and Cristiano Ronaldo by now if he were still at the club.
The controversial managing director was banned from football for five years for his role at the centre of the Calciopoli crisis but still makes his opinion known on any Juve issue.
The Old Lady’s summer spending has been heavily criticised, especially the investment in flops Tiago Mendes and Sergio Almiron, and Moggi also feels the Bianconeri could have spent their funds better.
“If I had the transfer budget that was available last summer, Juve would be Scudetto challengers already,” the disgraced 70-year-old claimed on T9.
“Antonio Cassano would be playing for us, as would Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was already ours and even came to Turin for a medical, but then Marcelo Salas’ arrival delayed the transfer.”
Despite his criticism of the summer spending, Moggi has stressed his belief in under-fire sporting director Alessio Secco.
“He is a really competent lad and he will show that over time,” he insisted.
With Juve claiming that referees are discriminating against them due to the shadow of Calciopoli, Moggi revisited that painful time.
“I never look back, but if Gianni Agnelli had still been alive there would have been no Calciopoli,” he maintained.
“In today’s world you always have to keep your guard up and be ready to defend yourself.
“Look at how the referees treat Juve now. Referees have never been conditioned they condition themselves.”
WTF ?