Juve agree Cassano deal Thu, Aug 25 2005 12:18
It is believed that Juventus have reached an agreement with Roma for their young forward Antonio Cassano.
Tension regarding the starlet's future in the capital has reached breaking point over the past few weeks and it is now reported that following a meeting between Bianconeri director general Luciano Moggi and his opposite number Daniele Prade, Roma have agreed to exchange Cassano for Adrian Mutu, Giorgio Chiellini and a balancing cash sum.
An official announcement is expected to be made to the press on Friday morning. The Giallorossi had their hand forced with the transfer, as the former Bari star had rejected the terms of a contract extension and only has one more year left on his current deal at the Stadio Olimpico.
To stop him leaving on a free transfer, Roma decided the best move would be to allow him to make a £13million switch to Juve to at least gain back a large slice of the £20million they paid out for him four years ago.
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