Official Juventus FC Thread

Batu7 · Post #541 » by **Batu7** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:30 pm

magik9113 wrote:For their own sake I hope so lol

I still have hope for the future and faith in Del Neri, as long as he never starts Grygera again.

You'll start to be pessimistic someday, probably soon.

Post #542 » by **magik9113** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:57 pm

The Forlan rumors are returning.......

Batu7 · Post #543 » by **Batu7** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:41 pm

In the last 2,5 years, there were rumors about Xabi Alonso and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

We ended up signing Felipe Melo.

So, who could be the Juve equivalent of Forlan?

Post #544 » by **magik9113** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:05 am

Not only Melo, but also Sissoko

well Secco was the guy in charge then, he is the biggest idiot in the history of Italian soccer...It isn't possible for Marotta, or any other human being, to be THAT bad.

but instead of Forlan, expect someone like Huntelaar, Johan Elmander, Louis Saha, or Ibrahimovic's mailman.

Actually the real target might be Massimo Maccarone. Read it in la gazzetta dello sport :nonono:

but I actually wouldn't mind it as just a quick fix because I cant bring myself to expect a high profile striker to come before the summer...no matter how badly we need it.

Post #545 » by **BlackMamba** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:03 pm

I'm reading in a Mexican newspaper that Juve is really interested in Forlán and that it would cost them 15million euros plus Marco Motta. Juve says that exceeds their budget.

They are also interested in Barzagli from Wolfsburg anr Arshavin.

Gilardino is also in their sight.

Arshavin I think is way out of sight. Gilardino is the closest. Forlán would be great.

Post #546 » by **magik9113** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:54 pm

yea the italian newspapers are saying the same things. We should sell Iaquinta or Amauri to get Forlan...he is easily worth 15million no matter what his age is.

Barzagli is good but they need a right back more than a center back, if they don't want to start 18yr old Sorensen after he had just one bad game vs Parma (biggest joke of a game all season)

Post #547 » by **magik9113** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:59 pm

2-0 victory over Catania in Coppa Italia. We actually played very well and Buffon played his first game since June. Goals by Pepe and Krasic...Del Piero played amazing and got his goal taken away; questionable offsides call.

Unfortunately for our forward situation, Luca Toni got hurt...will be out at least a couple weeks :-?

Batu7 · Post #548 » by **Batu7** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:48 pm

BlackMamba wrote:I'm reading in a Mexican newspaper that Juve is really interested in Forlán and that it would cost them 15million euros plus Marco Motta. Juve says that exceeds their budget.

15 million for Forlan is exceeding our budget? Where was this cautious approach when we splashed over 50 million away for Melo, Sissoko, Poulsen, Almiron, Tiago, and some other crap that I may not remember right now? If we don't do something soon, the CL train will be missed and that would be even more of a financial blow.

Foye · Post #549 » by **Foye** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:33 am

Batu7 wrote:
BlackMamba wrote:I'm reading in a Mexican newspaper that Juve is really interested in Forlán and that it would cost them 15million euros plus Marco Motta. Juve says that exceeds their budget.

15 million for Forlan is exceeding our budget? Where was this cautious approach when we splashed over 50 million away for Melo, Sissoko, Poulsen, Almiron, Tiago, and some other crap that I may not remember right now? If we don't do something soon, the CL train will be missed and that would be even more of a financial blow.

If I was Forlan I'd stay in Madrid for now. Better team in a better league. Right now, Juve is just a slightly above average team. :dontknow:

fudgie · Post #550 » by **fudgie** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:35 am

I think Juve needs a complete overhaul. The only players worth keeping are Krasic, Chielini and Aquilani (does Juve have an option to buy him?) Buffon and Del Piero too but they're not long term pieces. The rest either need to be dumped or are just role players that might be worth keeping depending on what other players are brought in.

Post #551 » by **magik9113** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:44 am

Foye wrote:If I was Forlan I'd stay in Madrid for now. Better team in a better league. Right now, Juve is just a slightly above average team.

Well they are both in the same position in their leagues and both failed in Europa League.
Juve have a new management after last year's failure of a season, are assembling a young core, have a much better history, have more money than Atletico, and Forlan already won all he will with them...uefa cup/supercup.

I don't have my hopes up, but the stories are being printed all over every newspaper, so we're gonna discuss the slight possibility regardless.... but i believe they'll bring in some mediocre replacement for the remainder of the season :-?

Post #552 » by **magik9113** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:48 am

fudgie wrote:I think Juve needs a complete overhaul. The only players worth keeping are Krasic, Chielini and Aquilani (does Juve have an option to buy him?) Buffon and Del Piero too but they're not long term pieces. The rest either need to be dumped or are just role players that might be worth keeping depending on what other players are brought in.

Fortunately they do have option to by Aquilani and are expected to take it. They began their overhaul by bringing in him and Krasic, along with Bonucci and Quagliarella, who was in the prime of his career but his knee injury just ruined that. They need more additions and their new general manager Marotta is promising it, but we'll see... a star center forward and outside backs are what they need the most

Post #553 » by **5DOM** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:22 am

He's a good player but I still think 15M for a 31 y/o is too much.

Batu7 · Post #554 » by **Batu7** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:18 pm

5DOM, have you watched our games this season? The forward line sucks. 15 mil for a great player who can contribute for the next 3 years is good enough for me.

Magik, isn't Quagliarella on loan from Napoli?

Fudgie, we need an overhaul but I don't think we have the reputation or the budget to do it in the next 1-2 years.

Post #555 » by **5DOM** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:12 pm

I only watched them against City, but I think I'd rather sign Adebayor on loan for now. As great a player Forlan is, there's too much risk involved with signing an aging player from a different league for 15M. My club spent £30M on 30 y/o Shevchenko and that was a disaster.

Post #556 » by **Slava** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:49 pm

I'd think the savings you might make on Ade will probably be wasted on his wages anyways. He's on something crazy like 150k/week. I'm pretty sure that must be higher than Buffon and Del Piero at Juve and that certainly won't sit well with their senior players.

Post #557 » by **5DOM** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:08 pm

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:I'd think the savings you might make on Ade will probably be wasted on his wages anyways. He's on something crazy like 150k/week. I'm pretty sure that must be higher than Buffon and Del Piero at Juve and that certainly won't sit well with their senior players.

City will obviously have to pay part of his salary (although Real might just pay close to full if they really are interested). I don't think anyone in Serie A gets paid as much as Adebayor.

edit: I just checked and apparently Daily Mirror says, "Real is willing to pay a 1 million pound ($1.6 million) transfer fee as well as pick up the player’s 160,000 pounds-a- week salary". I guess it's wrong time to go after Adebayor. Monaco and Fulham were thought to be interested and I don't think they were expecting to pay anything close to full 160,000 a week

Post #558 » by **Slava** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:19 pm

Yeah most probably it will happen like the Roque Santa Cruz situation. He got loaned out to Blackburn with City paying part of his wages.

Batu7 · Post #559 » by **Batu7** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:19 pm

About Sheva, after seeing Rebrov from the deadly Dynamo Kiev duo fail in Tottenham, I used to wonder that whether Sheva would be good in the PL or not. Was not happy with what I saw.

Man City did the same thing last year with Jô, loaning him to Galatasaray and paying part of his wages.

Forlan may not adapt well to Italian football, but I don't think we have a better option.

Post #560 » by **magik9113** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:16 pm

Juve also has the option to buy Quagliarella at the end of the season. I believe it was for 3 years, and they are expected to (and better) take that option.

The new rumor in the papers today is Luis Fabiano, but I don't expect anyone that good to come until June. These names being tossed around by the papers are probably half fabricated rumors made to help the newspaper sales...

Luca Toni is out for a month, so for now I expect someone cheap like Bojinov or Antonio Floro Flores of Udinese (scrub who can score on occasion). I am sure their number one target for the summer is Pazzini of Sampdoria, who I would prefer over just about anyone as well. Del Neri and Marotta are obviously very fond of him.

Martinez is finally recovering from the injury he picked up in our win against Milan, back when we were looking real good. Him and Pepe also may get some time up top in the meantime.