Juventus Eye Up 'New Barzagli’
Juventus are eyeing up a January transfer bid for young Cagliari centre-back Michele Canini.
The 22-year-old ex-Italy Under-21 international, was regarded as one of the most promising young defenders in Italy. However a serious injury ruled him out for most of last season and questions were asked whether he would return as the same player.
However Canini is now back and many are labelling the youngster as the 'New Andrea Barzagli’, after the Palermo stopper. Juventus are in desperate need of defenders after Jorge Andrade broke his kneecap against Roma in week four, and was all but ruled out for the rest of the season.
A host of stoppers have been linked with the Bianconeri, including Branislav Ivanovic, Tomas Ujfalusi, Diego Lugano, Luisao and even Luigi Di Biagio.
Coach Claudio Ranieri believes that Canini will fit in perfectly with Juventus’ new system of buying developing youngsters, rather than established stars.
La Vecchia Signora already have a plethora of promising young talents on their books coming through, including 20-year-old wonderkid Sebastian Giovinco, Domenico Criscito, Raffaele Palladino, Cristian Molinaro, Claudio Marchisio and Paolo De Ceglie.
Source: goal.com