Tuttosport 02/07/99
Juventus started its training camp yesterday with 14 players and 5 from the
Primavera team (Lavecchia, Scardina, Redavid, Sculli, Gasbarroni).
Antonio Giraudo denied rumors that he was going to head the Torino 2006
Olympic Committee or become Ferrari's managing director, stating that he
still has 3 years in his contract with Juventus. Giraudo added that, even
though there have been few season-ticket renewals and that Juve is in the
red for Lit 70 billion [�36 million; $37 million] in the transfer market,
it will still make it up.
Roberto Bettega said that Juve is a great team, while Luciano Moggi told
doubters to wait the results on the field before criticizing.
Carlo Ancelotti is satisfied with this team, saying that it really is his.
He was extremely pleased that Juve kept its more important players.
Ancelotti said it was a difficult market and that Juve's should be
considered closed, even though he admitted that something might change in
the future. One of his victories is that Ciro Ferrara remained after
speaking with him.
The spotlight was on Ronnie O'Brien and Juan Eduardo Esnaider. O'Brien said
that he understands that Juve will only use him in the Intertoto and that
it will loan him to a foreign team (probably a Swiss one) to get more
experience. Esnaider, OTOH, will remain: he wants to prove to Ancelotti
that Juve didn't make a mistake in buying him last January and that, as
soon as he's 100% healthy, he will show who the real Esnaider is.
There are also some sad faces: Ferrara, Alessio Tacchinardi, Nicola
Amoruso, and Mark Iuliano. Ferrara isn't too thrilled at the idea of
starting from the bench and had expressed the desire to follow Marcello
Lippi at Inter. Amoruso will try to convince Juve through the Intertoto to
keep him, since his trading value will only diminish with the summer
progressing. Iuliano isn't too happy about the idea that he was transfer
listed and that Juve sought Martin Djetou to replace him. Djetou,
meanwhile, stated that he will only play for Juventus next season. Finally,
Tacchinardi opted to not speak with the press, but told journalists that he
will let everyone know his intentions in a few days. Tacchinardi is upset
since Juve will replace Didier Deschamps with Sunday Oliseh and not give
him the starting role.
Meanwhile, Deschamps is in London, where he said that Gianluca Vialli will
lead someday Juventus and that Alessandro Del Piero deserves all the money
that his new contract will give him.
