Secco Makes Initial Van Der Vaart Agreement – Report
Juventus sports director Alessio Secco has come to an initial agreement with Rafael van der Vaart’s representatives about signing the Dutch star, according to Tuttosport.
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Secco was in Germany yesterday and after a series of discussions, he received some positive responses about the possibility of bringing van der Vaart to Turin at the end of the season.
The transfer director, who has received some stinging criticism due to some previous disastrous signings, is now set to open negotiations with the playmaker’s club, Hamburg, over a transfer fee.
Van der vaart, who has scored nine league goals this season, is certain to leave the Bundesliga in the summer as he has a clause in his contract that allows him to be sold for just €1m at the end of the 2008/09 campaign.
Juventus are in desperate need of a creative centre midfielder and are set to spend the bulk of their summer transfer budget on a player in this position.
Diego
The Gazzetta dello Sport claimed yesterday that Secco was in Germany to negotiate a deal to sign Werder Bremen star Diego.
Despite the conflicting reports it certainly seems that van der Vaart and Diego are Juve’s top two transfer options for the summer.
Lucchini
In other transfer news there are reports that Juve are lining up a bid for Sampdoria defender Stefano Lucchini.
The 27-year-old has impressed for the port club this season, since signing from Empoli in the summer.
Juve are in dire need of strengthening their backline, as with Giorgio Chiellini, Jonathan Zebina and Jorge Andrade injured, and Domenico Criscito being sent out on loan by Secco, they currently have just Nicola Legrottaglie as a natural centre-back option.
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