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Juventus target Vieira after snubbing Chelea's Trezeguet bid
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-06-27 18:40
Juventus have reportedly targeted Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira after
rejecting Chelsea's 30 million pound bid for their France striker David
Trezeguet.
The Italian champions insist Trezeguet is not for sale as Fabio Capello
builds a squad to defend their Scudetto title.
And Vieira is seen as the man to partner Brazilian Emerson at the heart of
the team.
Chelsea apparently turned to Trezeguet - Juve's third-choice frontman behind
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alessandro Del Piero - after failing to lure Samuel Eto'o
or Andrei Shevchenko from Barcelona and AC Milan respectively.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants a new striker after after both Didier
Drogba and Mateja Kezman failed to impress last season despite Chelsea's
Premiership title triumph.
But he looks like being forced to look elsewhere after Juve managing director
Luciano Moggi dismissed their approach for Trezeguet out of hand while appearing
to test the water with regards a move for Vieira.
"They made a formal offer for Trezeguet. But none of our `champion' players
is for sale," Moggi told The Sun.
"What we want now is to find a midfield partner for Emerson - and our wish is
to buy Patrick Vieira if Arsenal are willing to sell.
"Obviously, they will not let him go cheaply, as he is a magnificent, winning
midfielder. But if Arsenal are willing to do business, we'd buy him tomorrow."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Sunday Vieira was going
nowhere.
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