Trez makes Juve pledge
Monday 28 June, 2004
David Trezeguet has reassured Juventus fans that he will sign a new contract with the club.
"I still haven’t put pen to paper but there are no problems for me or Juve," he told the Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I’ve received a good offer and I’ll soon meet with my father (his agent) to discuss the matter even if we’ve reached an agreement.
"It doesn’t matter now whether I sign before I go on holiday or after because I’ve got what I wanted – to stay at Juventus."
It had looked as if the striker, whose contract expires in 2005, was set to join Barcelona for next season.
Yet the arrival of Fabio Capello as boss seems to have changed his mind, even if Juve are still being linked with Alberto Gilardino and Christian Vieri.
"That doesn’t bother me because I have the faith of Capello," added the 27-year-old. "Next season I want to win more honours.
"I have my eyes on lifting the Champions’ League trophy. I want to conquer Europe with my club seeing as I failed with my country this summer."
France, the holders, were surprisingly eliminated from Euro 2004 by Greece at the quarter final stages.
Trezeguet, 63 goals in 101 League appearances for Juve, also seems to be satisfied with his club's transfer activity.
"Jonathan Zebina has arrived who already demonstrated his quality at Roma last season," he added.
"Then there is Olivier Kapo who is a great talent even if he needs to adapt to the Italian game.
"I’m now just hoping that Emerson joins us from Roma as that would complete us for next term."
The Brazilian midfielder is expected to complete his move to the Delle Alpi outfit sometime this week.