Juventus FC and AC Milan unveil their targets for summer transfer window – Serie A Update
Juventus FC, despite the fact that they are more than likely to miss out on UEFA Champions League next season, plan on going horns blazing into the upcoming summer transfer market. According to the Italian news agency La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Old Lady
will be targeting younger blood while looking to bring Aquilani to Turin on permanent basis.
Currently sitting in the seventh spot, 8 points adrift of fourth ranked SS Lazio who occupy the final UEFA Champions League spot, Juve have thin chances of making it to the Champions League next season. With five games left to be played for each team in
the Serie A, competition for the fourth spot is tough as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 fight for the fourth spot. The Old Lady can only be ranked outside contenders.
Reports have revealed that the Lady Killers will acquire the 17-year-old Brazilian, Gabriel Appelt, in the coming two days while they are also in negotiation with US Palermo for Uruguayan striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Abel-Hernández-c3432. Hernandez signature is also likely to be acquired
by the end of 2010/11 season.
Juventus Sporting Director, Beppe Marotta, is going to Milan to commence talks for the Rossoneri midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-Aquilani-c4313, and a bid in the region of 10 million Euros
is likely to be enough to make the player’s stay permanent.
On the other hand, AC Milan have shortlisted their potential targets for the summer transfer. The Red and Blacks have named http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 as the possible intakes. Earlier this month, Milan President Silvio Berlusconi
said that if the team wins the Serie A title after a drought of seven years, the Devil will buy ‘two champions’.
Milan’s head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, has his sight locked on Tottenham left-back, Gareth Bale, who recently received won the PFA Player of the year title. A deal, however, is unlikely to happen as the Spurs would not be willing to lose such an asset.
AS Roma playmaker, Jeremy Menez is also on Milan’s radar. The Rossoneri are tracking his growth with La Maggica. The Daviolo have a decent chance of luring the player to San Siro as the playmaker is not happy with his situation in Rome. Following Claudio
Ranieri’s resignation as the Roma coach, the Frenchman has found first-team opportunities hard to come by.
Santos star, Paulo Henrique Ganso, is another player who is being linked with AC Milan. The versatile Brazilian’s game play has impressed Allegri and the Italian tactician is keen on having the player at his disposal for the next season. Ganso is likely
to cost in the region of 10-12 million Euros, which is not a big price-tag for a promising young act.
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