Juve won’t release Tacchinardi Tuesday 2 November, 2004
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Juventus have told Barcelona to forget about trying to sign Alessio Tacchinardi in January.
The Turin giants have confirmed that the Spaniards are interested but the midfielder is not for sale.
"What is being said does correspond with the truth," director general Luciano Moggi told Tuttosport.
"But we are not going to allow him to leave because we have great faith in the player, he is someone we are counting on.
"We will not even consider his sale because Alessio still has much to give to Juventus in the future."
The Nou Camp outfit allegedly want to take the player on loan before having the option to buy outright at the end of the season.
Tacchinardi could be interested in such a move given that he is no longer a first team regular under new boss Fabio Capello.
Meanwhile, Moggi has again stated that his club would be interested in signing Roma starlet Antonio Cassano.
"If Roma put him up for sale then we could make a bid because he is a great player," noted the transfer guru.
"However, we have a lot of young forwards already at this club so we may not buy in that area."
Cassano is currently in negotiations with the capital side in an attempt to extend his contract that expires in 2006.
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You see that Moggi has still trust in him...