[channel4.com]Barzagli set for Juventus

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Barzagli set for Juventus

Palermo defender Andrea Barzagli will move to Juventus at the end of the season, Rosanero sporting director Rino Foschi has suggested.

The Bianconeri have been linked with the 25-year-old for some time, with whispers claiming a switch almost occurred during the summer.

But Foschi has now revealed that the former Under-21 international is likely to complete a switch at the end of the current campaign.

“Barzagli is destined for Juve, it is very difficult to block a player like him,” said Foschi in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday.

“We bought him from Chievo in 2004 for £4.6m and we will earn £10m from his sale, so we can’t complain.

“We must also thank Nicolas Burdisso if Barzagli landed here, as he preferred to move to Inter when we already had an agreement with Boca Juniors.”

The Sicilian official also confirmed that his outfit are still interested in netting Chievo man Franco Semioli during the January transfer market.

“If Semioli will agree to a move then we will definitely be glad to welcome him,” added the former Venezia director.

“There is only one transfer operation that I would not repeat and that is sell Luca Toni to one of our direct competitors for that amount of money. President Maurizio Zamparini wanted to keep him but I didn’t listen.

“Amauri instead was a very good buy for us and I am happy that Carlos Dunga didn’t call him up for the Brazilian national team.

“This means he will not have to face stressful trips overseas and he may also be useful to Roberto Donadoni’s Nazionale, as his Italian passport will be ready in a month’s time.”

   巴扎利已经是尤文图斯囊中物

    巴勒莫俱乐部体育主管里诺·福斯基日前暗示，队内后防核心安德雷·巴扎利将会在本赛季结束后转会去尤文图斯。

    尤文图斯与垂青这名25岁的后卫已经有一段时间了，有小道消息称今年夏天这笔交易就差点完成。

    但根据福斯基的说法，这名前21岁以下国青队的球星很可能在赛季末完成这笔转会。

    “巴扎利已经被尤文预定了，要阻止想他这样高水平的球员离开是非常困难的。”在周三接受La Gazzetta体育邮报的采访时，福斯基这样说道。

    “2004年我们以460万英镑的价格从切沃挖来了巴扎利，现在出售他我们能赚到1000万英镑，所以我们也没什么好抱怨的。”

    “巴扎利能来，我们还必须感谢尼可拉斯·布尔迪索，当年我们已经和博卡青年队达成了转会协议，但他最后选择了去国际米兰。”

    这名西西里俱乐部的官员同时也证实，球队对切沃球星弗朗科·塞米奥利仍然很有兴趣，冬季转会市场开启后会尝试引进他。

    “如果塞米奥利愿意转会到我们巴勒莫，我们一定会对他的加盟无比兴奋。”这位前维琴察主席补充道。

    “唯一一笔我不想再重演的转会，就是为了钱把卢卡·托尼转给了我们的直接竞争者之一佛罗伦萨。俱乐部主席赞帕尼亚希望留下他，但我当时没有接受这个建议。”

    “阿毛里是球队本赛季最有价值的一笔收购，而邓加没有把他招入巴西国家队，对此我感到十分欣慰。”

    “这意味着他在接下来的一段时间里没必要在两个大洲间来回奔波了。而另一方面，他也有可能成为多纳多尼的国家队里有用的一份子，因为本月他的意大利护照就将办下来。”