Juve Chief Says Zidane Can't Leave
Wednesday 27th June 2001
The managing director of Juventus, Antonio Giraudo, says Zinedine Zidane will not leave the club for Real Madrid.
He said: "Contracts have to be respected. Last year Zidane signed a five-year contract with us... he can't leave.
"And, we are proud of him. He arrived in Italy as a young midfielder from Bordeaux, now he is a champion envied by the whole world."
Giraudo also denied that the situation had echoes of the Christian Vieri affair.
In 1997 Juve also said Vieri was going nowhere, before he went to Atletico Madrid.
He said: "There are three main differences.
"The player wanted to leave Juventus, Atletico made an offer and we agreed.
"In Zidane's case, none of these conditions apply."
