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  • Capello: Juventus got a fantastic deal s...

    Former Juventus boss Fabio Capello claims the Serie A champions got “a fantastic deal” selling Paul Pogba to Manchester United for £89 million ($118m). After four years in Turin, the France international decided to return to Old Trafford for a second spell in the summer of 2016....

    Capello: Juventus got a fantastic deal selling Paul Pogba at £89m

    Former Juventus boss Fabio Capello claims the Serie A champions got “a fantastic deal” selling Paul Pogba to Manchester United for £89 million ($118m). After four years in Turin, the France international decided to return to Old Trafford for a second spell in the summer of 2016. The deal which took him back to England was the costliest in world football at the time, but the 25-year-old has struggled to justify that price tag amid constant criticism of his game and off-field activity. Capello believes Juve have been the biggest benefactors of the lucrative transfer, with the trophies having continued to roll in for the Bianconeri while Pogba has been found out for United and France. A man who spent six years with Juve as a player and two as a manager told Mediaset Premium: “The truth is that Pogba makes the difference in Italy, but not in England or on international duty. “That’s because with his physical strength, to us he seems impossible to control, but when he plays elsewhere, he becomes normal. “I’d say Juventus got themselves a fantastic deal by selling him at that price.” Pogba is currently in the process of trying to rediscover his spark while on international duty at World Cup 2018. He has made a positive start in Russia, but one former team-mate has been denied the opportunity to grace such a stage. Paulo Dybala starred for Juve in 2017-18, netting 26 times, but was overlooked by Argentina and Capello believes the 24-year-old is paying the price for a lack of consistency. The Italian added: “Dybala is still a long way off [Lionel] Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. “He has to improve his consistency and the way he participates in the overall moves. “He always waits for the ball to come to him, but that’s because he plays in a strong team that lets him do anything he wants. “Dybala could’ve given Argentina something different, especially from distance, and I would’ve used him against Iceland.”

  • Favilli completes Juventus return in €7....

    Juventus have completed the signing of former loanee and Italy Under-21 international Andrea Favilli from Ascoli for an initial €7.5 million (£7m/$9m). Having impressed at Livorno, Favilli spent the 2015-16 campaign on loan at Juve, making one first-team appearance against Frosi...

    Favilli completes Juventus return in €7.5m deal

    Juventus have completed the signing of former loanee and Italy Under-21 international Andrea Favilli from Ascoli for an initial €7.5 million (£7m/$9m). Having impressed at Livorno, Favilli spent the 2015-16 campaign on loan at Juve, making one first-team appearance against Frosinone as a replacement for Alvaro Morata. Favilli also scored 22 goals for Juve's youth side during his season-long loan before returning to Livorno. The 21-year-old was loaned to Ascoli in 2016 and made his move permanent 12 months later, Favilli netting five times in 12 Serie B appearances in 2017-18. He returns to Juve having signed a five-year contract with the Bianconeri that will see Ascoli receive a hefty initial payment, with €1.25m in add-ons should certain conditions be met before June 2021. "This is the team that gave me a great opportunity a few years ago," said Favilli. "Coming home is always nice. "Last season was a bit unlucky, but I worked hard and now I'm fine and I'm ready for the new season."

  • Rugani’s agent rubbishes claims of Chels...

    Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has been linked with a move to Chelsea if Maurizio Sarri takes the reins at Stamford Bridge, but his agent insists no talks have been held. The 23-year-old Italy international has also been mentioned as a possible makeweight in a move by the Bian...

    Rugani’s agent rubbishes claims of Chelsea transfer talks

    Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has been linked with a move to Chelsea if Maurizio Sarri takes the reins at Stamford Bridge, but his agent insists no talks have been held. The 23-year-old Italy international has also been mentioned as a possible makeweight in a move by the Bianconeri to take Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Serie A rivals Lazio. Again, though, the centre-halves’ representative is adamant that no transfer discussions have taken place. David Torchia was recently spotted meeting with Juve’s director of sport Fabio Paratici in Milan, but he maintains that the future of Rugani never came up. He told Sportitalia on the mounting exit talk surrounding Rugani, who previously worked under Chelsea-linked Sarri during a loan spell at Empoli: “I know that nobody will believe me, but I met with Paratici because it was already scheduled. I didn’t know there was going to be this storm the day before. “We talked about how to improve the player and what to do going forward, but we didn’t set up any negotiations.” Torchia added on the Lazio rumours: “Absolutely not, Daniele has never been offered to anyone, let alone Lazio. “We can’t say for sure in life that the player is off the market completely, but we can confirm no formal offers have arrived. “He is happy to be there and Juve are happy with him. It was purely a coincidence we had this meeting after those reports. I can assure you we did not talk about Chelsea.” Rugani is a product of Juve’s academy system and has made 20-plus senior appearances in each of the last three seasons – landing Serie A titles in all of them. He has also earned seven caps for Italy and is tied to a long-term contract in Turin which is due to run until 2021.

  • Juve coach Allegri reveals he rejected R...

    Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed he had the chance to become Zinedine Zidane's successor at Real Madrid but turned down the offer to stay in Turin.  Allegri had been linked with two of Europe's top jobs in recent weeks, as both Chelsea and Madrid showed interest...

    Juve coach Allegri reveals he rejected Real Madrid approach

    Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed he had the chance to become Zinedine Zidane's successor at Real Madrid but turned down the offer to stay in Turin.  Allegri had been linked with two of Europe's top jobs in recent weeks, as both Chelsea and Madrid showed interest in the Italian with the expected exit of Antonio Conte and Zidane's departure last month.  Chelsea, however, are yet to confirm who will replace Conte, who is widely tipped to leave, while Spain's Julen Lopetegui caused a scandal by taking the Madrid post just days before the World Cup began.  Lopetegui has now been sacked by the RFEF hours prior to the big kick-off, and Allegri affirmed that he in fact had first bite at the vacancy before Spain's preparations were turned upside down. "Did I say no to those two clubs? Let's just say that I have said yes to Juventus, respecting the agreement that I have struck with the board," he told Sky Sport.  "I am grateful to president Florentino Perez for taking me into consideration.  "I have always liked Juventus' plans, which are renewed every year with the aim of always winning. I will look to continue the improvements that we began four years ago, alongside [Beppe] Marotta, [Fabio] Paratici, [Pavel] Nedved and the president." Allegri took over the Juventus job from Conte in 2014, when the latter left to work with the Italy national team following the Azzurri's 2014 World Cup debacle.  Allegri has since won four straight Scudetti with the Old Lady, marking a record seven consecutive Serie A titles in total, while also reaching the Champions League final in 2015-16 where the club lost out to Madrid.

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