| Juventus did not wait for the appeal to be considered Italian clubs, punished for financial fraud, filed an appeal, the results of which could be announced late yesterday evening. And if Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina still hoped to get out and were in no hurry to sell their stars, Juventus had long since resigned themselves. The sale has begun in Turin.
Even before the court verdict was announced, coach Fabio Capello left the “old lady”. One of the most respected football experts agreed to head Real Madrid. “Working at Real Madrid is an opportunity for me to bring to life another major project. Besides, in Madrid I won’t have to be distracted by various non-football problems,” said Fabio Capello. Together with Capello, the captain of the Italian national team Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson will implement the new project. Although Cannavaro is a captain, and according to maritime laws he must be the last to leave a ship in distress, Fabio was the first to do so. After all, the owner of the silver ball will soon turn 33 years old, and this is not the right age to play in the B series. Emerson went to Madrid for company, especially since with the arrival of the Brazilian, the “royal” club will finally patch up the hole in the center of midfield created by Makelele’s departure.
Capello was ready to see in Real Madrid not only two of his subordinates, but much more compatriots. In particular, Gianluca Zambrotta is a versatile defender. But 29-year-old Gianluca found himself on the other side of the front - in Barcelona, hostile to Real. Another ex-Turin resident, 34-year-old Lilian Thuram, also ended up there. The Champions League winner did not skimp and paid 20 million euros for two quite old football players.
The dismemberment of Juventus is not over yet. Manchester United and Arsenal, Lyon, and, of course, Chelsea spoke about the desire to grab a piece, and a tastier one, although it is not clear why the English champions need anyone else. Only Bayern, through the mouth of its vice-president, said that the role of a vulture does not suit the German champions, and the Bavarians do not participate in the division of the treasures of the sunken squadron.
But Inter, the only Italian tycoon who remained uninvolved in the scandal, did not take on any moral obligations and therefore is free to do whatever they want with the overthrown champion. The “blue-blacks” are not only in words trying on the brooch called the Scudetto, which fell from the “old lady”. The Milanese also needed Patrick Vieira, a figure in importance on the field equivalent to a queen on the chessboard. The 30-year-old Frenchman was called to Manchester United, and Alex Ferguson personally called him, having forgotten how, when he was an Arsenal player, Patrick called the Mancunians “a bunch of idiots.” But Vieira decided to remain consistent and politely refused to Manchester United. But he has no objection to moving to Inter. According to Milan club officials, the deal is close to being concluded. One can only sympathize with one person - Marco Materazzi. After all, the potential Nerazzurri newcomer is a great friend of Zinedine Zidane. He is very big - 190 cm, and his fists are also rather big.
Inter was ready to take away another megastar from Turin - Gianluigi Buffon. Francesco Toldo is a bit old, and Julio Cesar is still far from Buffon. The World Cup's best goalkeeper has been told that his great-uncle Lorenzo Buffon was the best goalkeeper in the Blaugrana's history and it would be nice to keep the family tradition alive. But Gigi, first through his agent Silvano Martina, and then himself, stated that he would not leave Juventus. Neither to Inter nor to other clubs. And asked to leave him alone.
Alessandro Del Piero and Pavel Nedved also announced their intention to drink the bitter cup of exile to Serie B with Juve. The rest have not yet decided. Not Zlatan Ibrahimovic, not David Trezeguet, not Mauro Camoranesi.
The remaining clubs have not yet announced a sale. “Milan”, which has retained its registration in Serie A, simply does not make sense to sell anyone. Even the 100 million euros offered by Roman Abramovich for Kaka were rejected. Fiorentina and Lazio are also in no hurry, although there is something to profit from in these clubs. But Luca Toni is no stranger to Serie B, Marseille is not yet in a hurry to buy Sebastien Fray for 7 million euros, and Tomas Ujfalusi has not yet decided whether to leave Florence. Massimo Oddo has not yet changed his Roman registration. The management of Fiorentina and Lazio is understandable. Their clubs are not punished as seriously as Juventus, and they still have a chance to get out of the series into the elite in the first year. Oleg TIMOFEEV |
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