Juventus must sell to buy Tuesday 14 June, 2005
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Juventus President Franzo Grande Stevens says the club will have to sell this summer before they can buy any new players.
The outfit have been linked with a multi-million pound bid for Roma’s Antonio Cassano, but they seemingly don’t have the cash available to finance the swoop.
"We will make a few more signings this summer but it is our priority to sell," stated the Bianconeri chief.
The Stadio Delle Alpi outfit do have a reputation for sacrificing big name players after the departures of Roberto Baggio, Christian Vieri and Zinedine Zidane over the last decade.
"However, it is difficult to find a club ready to hand over £50m for one player anymore," added Stevens, making reference to Zidane’s Real Madrid switch in 2001.
The likes of David Trezeguet, Emerson and Gianluca Zambrotta have all been linked with moves. And Stevens seemed to admit that every player at the club had their price.
"There are some players of the squad who are untransferable, at least in theory," he concluded.
One player who looks certain to leave is Marcelo Zalayeta after the striker put in a transfer request.
The club are also set to sell their 50 per cent share in Fabrizio Miccoli (pictured) to Fiorentina in the near future.
"We’ll look to meet Juventus as soon as possible," stated Miccoli’s agent Francesco Caliandro.
The forward joined the Viola last summer when they paid £5m for a half-share of his contract.
The other half may be a little but more expensive after Miccoli netted 12 goals at the Franchi this term.
source: channel4.com
I would like Zala to go to Sampdoria.