Juventus Prepare Final Van der Vaart Bid - Report
Juventus representatives are currently in Germany to seal the deal which will bring Rafael Van der Vaart to Italy, according to daily sports newspaper 'Tuttosport'.
The Bianconeri are in the final stages of completing the much touted signing of Van der Vaart from Hamburg, as their representatives are in the German city to meet up with the players' agent and club.
The Old Lady had to accelerate the negotiations due to the fact that other teams are trying to overtake them in the race for his signature, with Inter and Chelsea both in the fray.
Claudio Ranieri would like to have the player already from January in order to help the team in their quest to reach the Champions League, but it is highly unlikely that Hamburg will let their star midfielder leave at this point of the season.
Therefore, Van der Vaart will most likely join Juventus at the end of the season, with the Italian club prepared to make more important purchases during the summer in order to reclaim their throne in Italy.
The 24-year-old is best known from his time at Ajax, when an outstanding young team including the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Christian Chivu reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 2003, before being knocked out by a last-minute AC Milan goal.
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