祖雲達斯新料!!

  

祖雲達斯新料 (about 2008-09球季):

* interest in Cudicini at Chelsea??

* Flamini from Arsenal??

* Kaboul at Tottenham??

* Update on Amauri

How come most of the new targets are Premier League players???  

 

***** Original story on Times Online Newspaper ~ April 23, 2008 *************

Juventus move for Carlo Cudicini after worries emerge over Italy goalkeeper

Carlo Cudicini could be reunited with Claudio Ranieri, his former manager at Chelsea, after an approach from Juventus. Officials of the Serie A club flew into England yesterday to try to persuade the goalkeeper to return to Italy and Mathieu Flamini to leave Arsenal.

Juventus have concerns about the fitness of Gianluigi Buffon and want to sign an experienced reserve goalkeeper. They are close to qualifying for next season's Champions League in their first top-flight campaign after being relegated over a match-fixing scandal two years ago and Alessio Secco, the Juventus sporting director, hopes to make contact today after watching Liverpool against Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final, first leg last night.

Cudicini, 34, has a year left on his contract at Chelsea, whom he joined nine years ago. Only John Terry of the present squad has been at the club longer. The Italian has become the second choice at Stamford Bridge since the arrival of Petr Cech four years ago but has played 19 matches in all competitions this season because of injuries suffered by the Czech Republic goalkeeper.

Juventus would be prepared to offer Cudicini a medium-term contract if he is willing to take a drop in salary, which is £1.6million a year at present. Cudicini was signed as a back-up to Ed de Goey, first on loan, then for £160,000 from Castel Di Sangro. He has made nearly 130 league appearances since and Chelsea turned down an approach from Manchester City for him last summer.

Juventus also claim to be confident of signing Flamini. The 23-year-old midfield player, whose deal expires in the summer, has been given until the end of the month by Arsenal to decide whether he will sign a new contract worth more than £2.2million a year.

“We have the advantage over AC Milan, who also want him,” Jean Claude Blanc, a Juventus director, said. “They are not likely to be in the Champions League. We will be. As a child Flamini was a supporter of Juve. We are negotiating with an important player who we have been following for a long time, and we will do well to get him with a lot of clubs interested. You need to match top players' ambitions and think big.”

 

***** Original story on Independent Newspaper ~ April 23, 2008 *************

Juventus lead race for Kaboul, claims agent

By Mike McGrath
Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Younes Kaboul's agent claims Juventus are among a host of top European clubs interested in the Tottenham Hotspur defender if he becomes available this summer.

Kaboul, 22, arrived at White Hart Lane last summer but has been out of favour under new head coach Juande Ramos after a series of blunders.

"I know a lot of clubs would like to sign Younes if he became available, with Lyons, Marseille, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Lazio all interested in him," said his agent, Rudy Raba,.

Kaboul, the France Under-21 centre-back, featured as a substitute in the Carling Cup final but has played only once since.

Ramos is expected to make changes in the summer ahead of his first full season in charge. Getafe defender Daniel "Cata" Diaz claims Spurs are interested in him, and Ramos has also been linked with goalkeepers such as Carlos Kameni, Samir Handanovic and Heurelho Gomes.

Reports in Spain also suggested Samuel Eto'o as a possible Spurs target but the Barcelona striker said: "Next year I will be at Barcelona. I hope to start next season at my best level because during the last two seasons injuries have affected me."

Ramos has regularly used Aaron Lennon's pace on the right flank and the winger has recently been showing the form to suggest he will be a first-choice player next season.

Team-mate Tom Huddlestone said on Spurs TV: "Aaron has been on fire... the main objective is to get the ball to him because he will take on his full-back. With Aaron's pace you know putting it roughly behind the full-back he'll have a chance of getting to it."

Elsewhere, the Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has denied the club have received an offer from Arsenal for the club's highly rated Brazilian striker Amauri.

Amauri has been linked with several leading European clubs and Palermo recently began negotiating with Juventus for the transfer of the 27-year-old to Turin this summer.

"We have not received any offers from the Gunners," Zamparini said. "Other clubs have contacted from Spain and England, but the problem remains his passport." Amauri is currently in the process of acquiring Italian citizenship.

"Then there's the issue that we have negotiations with Juventus," Zamparini added. "We have authorised them [Juve] to speak to the player. I want to reiterate that Juventus is a serious club like Palermo."

Amauri, who is under contract with the Sicilian giants until June 2011, has scored 13 league goals for Palermo this campaign.

Earlier this season, the player and his agent revealed their intention to leave Palermo this summer. The club has set a price tag of €20m (£16m).

Amauri joined Palermo from Chievo for €8m in the summer of 2006. Despite good performances this season, 6ft 2in Amauri has yet to be selected to represent Brazil by the national team coach, Dunga.

Amauri is expected to gain his Italian passport soon, which would make him eligible for selection for Roberto Donadoni's side at Euro 2008. In January, the Italy coach said he could not ignore him if he becomes available.

"I would love to play at the championships for the Azzurri," Amauri said recently.