Rossi's agent denies Juventus contract claims , Wolves winger linked with Villarreal, and Gonzalo starts training: July 13 news
by Allen Dodson on Jul 13, 2011 1:42 PM CEST
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Hola groguets! Trying to figure out what is going on with Juventus and its move for Rossi is a challenge: I think I'm going to apply for a CIA job analyzing North Korea next, because I feel I now possess relevant experience!
Anyhow, EPM (which generally is the more accurate than the national papers) practically have Rossi signed, sealed and delivered to Italy:
Rossi está muy cerca de fichar por la Juventus - Deportes - www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com
Marca and other outlets reported yesterday Juventus had agreed personal terms with Rossi, offering him a four-year contract and significant pay rise.
But an Football Italia article, published this morning, suggests things may not be advanced as was believed. Among the points made: Juventus have made no significant move to sign Giuseppe Rossi;
his agent, Sr. Pastorello, is quoted: "I’m not a Juventus official and all that I will say is that Rossi could be a transfer objective of theirs seeing as they are looking for a striker".
Also, "Rossi is content at Villarreal and he has a good contract. He’s not desperate to leave at all costs. We are calm about everything".
The article does say Sr. Pastorello will visit Vila-real on Friday to discuss the situation (presumably someone will be available to meet with him, as the team will be in Ireland by then).
The same website has this interesting analysis of Juventus and in particular Felipe Melo. Worth a read.
Let's move on to England and the EPL. Hugo Rodallega's name keeps coming up in connection with Villarreal, but he'd be expensive enough that he's an unlikely arrival unless Rossi moves. Same for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis, I expect, somewhere in the €6-8m range at least, I'd think.
And not Villarreal-related, but Arsene Wenger says what we all think about Manchester City and the UEFA financial fair-play rules, worth a look:
Arsène Wenger accuses Manchester City of bending Uefa fair-play rules | Football | The Guardian
Finally, Villarreal's internationals begin training today (morning and afternoon sessions are planned); this includes Rossi and wantaway Capdevila. And Gonzalo Rodriguez has tweeted he's been the medical clearance to begin some training with the team:
Hola todos!! hoy es un dia especial..ayer me dieron el alta medica así que voy a empezar progresivamente con al equipo...
And on that happy note, Endavant Villarreal!!
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La Liga have agreed new financial rules for 1st and 2nd Division clubs to put their house in order by 2014/15 season.
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Rossi absent
My gut feeling is...
that it is going to happen.
If it happens, we really can’t have any complaints after a number of years of tremendous service from Rossi. My only thought is that Roig and Llaneza must be prepared to go out and sign 2 strikers to replace him (b/c at that point, we are really down to 2 strikers; we could survive on 3 w/ Rossi, Nilmar, and Ruben, but I don’t think we could with Nilmar, Ruben, and some 3rd striker), and by that I mean 2 strikers that have proven talent.
Villareal don't seem to be lacking for firepower
The money from Rossi’s sale would be better spent on a workhorse midfielder and a leftback.
we would need another attacker--just Nilmar and Ruben are not enough
but I agree w/you abut the midfielder.
Endavant Villarreal!!
by Allen Dodson on Jul 14, 2011 12:32 PM CEST up reply actions
i have to disagree w. Jiwonsi
Nilmar is excellent, but cannot carry the team, and while Ruben scores key goals, his numbers are not going to be huge. With Rossi gone, we are losing 30+ goals (all competitions – a feat he accomplished last year, and I would expect him to better it this year). I know you can only have so many players on the pitch at once, but we have to have more depth there if Rossi is not there.
If one of those two new strikers was a Canales type – i.e., a guy who could slot into the midfield, I would be very happy about that. I think that with a full complement of central midfielders and 4 who would play attacking roles (Cazorla, Borja, Cani, Wakaso), we are acceptably deep – but I would definitely like to see another attacking midfielder to round out the group).
The left back is up in the air. I am not at all convinced that Capdevila will go, even if it is his preference.
i was convinced of that yesterday, but not today:
if the report this morning is correct, Juve haven’t agreed anything with Rossi. They certainly have explored the possibility of signing Rossi with his agent—possibly the terms reported in Marca are what Juve is willing to do or are a trial balloon floated to see Villarreal’s reaction, who knows.
Sr. Pastorello is probably coming to Vila-real on Friday to find out exactly what Sr. Roig’s “bottom line” is at this point in time. If it’s still €30m, then yes, maybe Juve will pay that. I’m not sure it is. And given the agent’s statement that “Rossi has a good contract and is happy at Villarreal”, Sr. Roig could come out and say “Rossi is no longer for sale”, for all we know. It’s not as if you have a Tevez or Aguero on your hands, players who have made it clear they want to leave.
If the report were that Rossi was not traveling to Ireland, then I’d say a move was imminent. Rossi simply skipping the first day in Vila-real and reporting directly to Ireland is more a way of keeping the Spanish press at bay than anything else, in my opinion.
I do agree that two proven strikers would be required in the event Rossi departs (Canales and Rodallega are the two that have been mentioned most frequently)
Endavant Villarreal!!
couple of items of note
(1) Juventus plays some preseason friendlies in the USA, leaving July 19 on their trip. If they are going to sign Rossi, presumably they’d like to do it so he can join them there. So I don’t think this will be a long, drawn-out saga. Pastorello neets Roig or Llaneza on the 15th, tells Juventus what Villarreal’s requirements are, they have a weekend to decide how to respond, and make an offer (or not) on the 18th.
(2) Aston Villa are supposedly willing to bid €13m for Rodallega. Seems too expensive.
(3) Juan Angel is completing his move to Roma, so Sporting will probably not part with Canella now.
I know, I’m a bundle of joy.
Endavant Villarreal!!
will be interested to see how his career plays out from here
he played well for villarreal, but then had some down years immediately post-sale. I think villarreal made pretty good money off of him, but i am not certain.
we sold him for €6m or so, don't know what we paid for him
he took a while to settle in the EPL but has done well in recent years. I don’t expect he’d wish to return to Villarreal, he would probably cost well more than we’d want to spend for a left back especially if we had to bid against Arsenal to get him.
Endavant Villarreal!!
by Allen Dodson on Jul 13, 2011 11:18 PM CEST up reply actions
Villareal bought José Enrique from Valencia for €3 million in 2006
Quique didn’t want him in the first team, even though he had spent a year at Celta.
this juve move is almost as certain as rossi's move to barca in the earlier rumors
i’ll be very surprised if he goes there. i wonder if the aguero to juve didn’t fell off because juve wanted a cheaper player but because aguero just didn’t want to go there.
shame...
We didn’t try to sign Jonathan Soriano, He would have been a good backup for… and he was pretty cheap.
insted he now playes i Austria
by Jens Kristian Nielsen on Jul 14, 2011 1:04 PM CEST reply actions
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