Juventus deny Carlos Tevez approach but could make move in January

Juventus have admitted they may sign Manchester City player Carlos Tevez in January but have denied they have already made an approach for the wantaway striker.

The Old Lady has emerged as a strong contender for the Argentine hitman, who has become surplus to requirements at Manchester City.

It was originally thought that Inter Milan were favourites to land him but Turin may now be his destination.

Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta has distanced the club from Tevez, but it is thought the Italians may come in for him in January.

'It's normal to talk about players when it comes to Juventus,' said Marotta to Gazzetta dello Sport.

'But we have not started negotiations to sign Tevez.

'We have a squad that meets our needs and we will evaluate week by week if we are lacking something. We are not the ones to discover Tevez.

'He is a great player and we are a great club so it's normal that there is a link. But to say that we are negotiating is a different matter.'

Tevez recently arrived back in the UK after spending time in Argentina during a two-week club suspension for allegedly refusing to play against Bayern Munich in the Uefa Champions League

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Giovinco: 'Juve return not down to me'

Sebastian Giovinco has declared he is determined to make the most of his opportunity with Italy, whilst intimating he is unlikely to return to Juventus.

Cesare Prandelli confirmed on Monday that the playmaker will play against Northern Ireland in Italy's final Euro 2012 Group C qualifying match and Giovinco took the time to reflect once again on his spell at Juventus.

“There is one thing that hurt me in my career - not being able to show how well I could do at Juve. In Turin I did not received many beautiful words.”

Prandelli confirmed the player will start in attack alongside Antonio Cassano on Tuesday night in a second striker role.

“I've played all the roles and adapted but now this is mine - and my reward is goals. I do not think about vindication but to have fun, with the goals - I have five from five, my goal is to reach double figures.”

Giovinco was then asked about a possible return to Juve. Prandelli suggested in an earlier Press conference that it would be to his benefit to mature as a player.

“I do not know, it does not depend on me. In the summer there was talk of Juve redeeming me. I never believed that, I knew I would be staying in Parma. Closed argument? Nothing stays closed, but we need more clarity.

“I'm always sorry to hear that I was too young to play at high levels. But given I am here it means that it did not have an influence. It is a long-awaited moment that I will not let slip.

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Mancehster United Set to Make £20m Move for Marchisio

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is looking to step up his pursuits of a new midfielder and has set his sight ons Juventus' Claudio Marchisio, according to reports on Caughtoffside.com.

During the course of the summer transfer window Manchester United were linked with Luka Modric and Wesley Sneijder as replacements for the retired Paul Scholes, however nothing materialised.

Ferguson is still on the lookout for a top midfielder as a long term replacement for Scholes and the Scottish manager feels Marchisio could be the solution.

The 25-year-old, Italian international has been with Juventus for his entire career, and it is believed he would relish the opportunity to ply his trade in the Premier League with Manchester United.

It is believed that the Old Trafford club are going to make Juve and offer of £20million when the January transfer window opens.

Marchisio: record-man with the Azzurri

Another record with the National side. After the supremacy shown due to the number of players who featured in yesterday’s clash against Serbia, Juventus gave their contribution to another important chapter of the Azzurri’s history.

The split-second goal by Claudio Marchisio was the 250th goal scored by a Juventus player wearing the Azzurri’s shirt and completed an 80-years cycle. The first name which appeared in this special scoresheet was Pio Ferraris. Born in 1899, the striker from Turin scored the third goal which, on 5 May 1921, helped Italy to overcome Belgium (3-2) on the occasion of a friendly match occurred in Antwerp.

Thanks to Marchisio’s goal, Juventus further stand out in this particular ranking. In fact, their direct rivals Inter and Milan follow with 204 and 109 goals, respectively.

Theo Walcott may not sign new Arsenal deal

The agent of Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has ruled out a potential switch to Serie A outfit Juventus, but admits he 'doesn't know' if his client will sign an extension to his current deal with the Gunners.

Arsene Wenger revealed a new intention to secure a number of his first choice players to new deals last month, in order to avoid situations like the one that led to Samir Nasri forcing through a move to Manchester City during the summer.

The Frenchman has already held initial talks with some of those key players, including Andrey Arshavin, but captain Robin van Persie has put off speaking about a renewal, much to the frustration of the Arsenal faithful.

It now appears that Walcott is set to follow suit, after his agent Colin Gordon told calciomercato.it: 'We'll see. I don't know what will happen', when asked about whether his client was seeking an extension to his current contract, with expires in two years time.

Gordon also spoke about links with Juventus, but gave those short shrift, saying: 'Juventus have never called us. We have not received calls from Italy recently'.

Walcott's performances have been under intense scrutiny since his big money switch from Southampton in 2006, with many players, pundits and fans being critical of his perceived lack of development.

It seems unlikely that Arsenal would want to sell the 22-year-old, but the fresh comments from his agent will do little to appease a selection of Gooners already calling for him to dropped, in favour of summer acquisition Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Pepe almost left Juventus

Simone Pepe has admitted he almost left Juventus for Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg, but was persuaded to stay by coach Antonio Conte.
The 28-year-old midfielder has started in four of five games for Conte this term - to help guide the Bianconeri to top spot on the table on goal difference from Udinese.
Pepe was linked with a summer exit after a mixed season under previous boss Luigi Del Neri, however, he admits Conte gave him a glowing assessment when telling him to remain.
"Conte was direct with me when we were talking about a possible move to Zenit," Pepe told Juventus Channel.
"Conte said to me 'you will not be leaving this club, now lets get to work' and from then on I knew he had faith in me. This acted like a motivation."
Juventus have made a flying start to the season and they cleared the first big hurdle of their campaign thus far after beating AC Milan 2-0 last weekend.
And Pepe hopes the standard is maintained, saying: "Our strength is the intensity which comes to us every week, but it also arrives from the coach."

"We have started really well and so we have to continue with the winning mentality for every game."

Elia elated with new Juve home

Netherlands winger Eljero Elia admits he has fulfilled a dream by joining Juventus following his summer move from German side Hamburg.
The 24-year-old is currently on international duty with the Netherlands who will face Moldova in a Euro 2012 Group E qualifier on Friday.
Elia has played just 46 minutes in Serie A this season, but he is delighted with the prospects on offer in Turin.
"It's hard to describe the emotions of playing for Juventus. The team are great and the stadium is magnificent," Elia is quoted as saying by Tuttosport.
"I have fulfilled a dream, but I know I need to be patient as this is necessary."
"I also have to improve my Italian."

I’ll be back, says Krasic

League leaders Juventus will soon be able to rely on the real Milos Krasic, the winger has told anxious supporters.

The Serbian has scored one goal in four games for the Old Lady this season, but his overall performances have been mixed.

Rumours persist that he may not be in the long term plans of boss Antonio Conte, but the 26-year-old believes he’ll start to again make a difference for the team.

“It’s true that I am not performing to my best, but the fans can stay calm,” he noted. “I will return to the levels of last season.”

Krasic began 2010-11 in blistering form following his move from CSKA Moscow, but his performances then dipped.

“I’m happy with how the team has performed so far this year,” continued the international midfielder with Juve sitting top of the table.

UEFA Ask Italian FA To Explain Calciopoli Actions Following Juventus Complaint About Inter

Following a complaint by Juventus, UEFA have asked the FIGC (Italian FA) to explain the situation regarding the Bianconeri’s punishment following Calciopoli and the subsequent reprocussions after the Calciopoli II trial this summer. The letter addressed to FIGC president Giancarlo Abete and signed by chief legal advisor at UEFA Pierre Cornu and read as follows.

Mr President and members of the Federazione italiana giuoco calcio (Italian FA), you will find enclosed a copy of the corrispondence sent to us on 2 September 2011 by the president of Juventus. As you can see, Juventus complain that the Italian Championship title for the 2005-2006 season was taken from them and argue that Internazionale Milano had committed actions of a similar nature during the same season, protests that the latter have not received sanctions and invites UEFA
1) to comment on how the FIGC carried out their investigation into facts regarding Juventus and – in particular – Internazionale Milano
2) to sanction Internazionale Milano pronouncing that the club does not have the right to participate in the UEFA Champions League 2011/12
3) to inform Juventus on the measures it intends to take against Internazionale Milano and the FIGC;
In short Juventus is asking UEFA to verify that the FIGC did their job well. In the first place, we have no reason to doubt this. However it would probably be useful if you shared your position with us regarding what Juventus have stated, in order to avoid any future misunderstandings. We would require a reply from you by 19 October. Then we will decide on the most appropriate action to take. We thank you in advance and remain at your disposal for any further clarifications.
Our best sporting wishes, Perre Cornu, chief advisor on legal matters.

Whether or not UEFA will take any action remains to be seen as previous the president of European football’s governing body, Michel Platini, has said UEFA will not interfere in the internal affairs of one of its federations, though they may cast doubts over one of their representatives playing in the Champions League.

Juventus line up player exchange deal for Liverpool target Cissokho

Kenny Dalglish was linked with a move for the Lyon star throughout the summer and reports in France claim he is preparing to go back for the full-back in January.
But the Liverpool boss will face stiff competition from Juventus, who have made the France international their priority New Year target, according to sources in Italy.
Juve are set to offer World Cup winning left-back Fabio Grosso, who joined the Serie A club from Lyon two years ago, in exchange for Cissokho.
But it is understood Lyon will only consider an exchange deal if it includes 31-year-old Juve striker Vincenzo Iaquinta and not Grosso.

Amauri will surely leave Juventus

The agent of Juventus striker Amauri has made it clear that the 31-year-old is desperate to leave the Turin giants in the January transfer window.

Amauri has yet to appear under new coach Antonio Conte in the 2011-12 campaign and has set his sights on a move away from the Juventus Stadium.

Amauri to move in January ?

Amauri will leave Juventus during the January transfer window, his representative has confirmed.

The 31-year-old striker turned down a number of summer destinations in order to remain in Turin, but he hasn’t featured under new boss Antonio Conte.

“He thought that he’d find some space in the team, but that has not been the case,” agent Giampiero Pocetta told footmercato.fr.

“He’ll certainly leave Juventus and the situation will become a lot clearer in the next six weeks,” he added.

“A move to France? We’ll certainly listen to and consider all offers that we receive.”

Amauri, who is on a €3.8m salary with the Old Lady, is contracted to the Bianconeri until June 2012.

Numerous sides made offers for the Brazilian-born Italian international in August, including Marseille.

Juventus beat champions AC Milan

Claudio Marchisio's late double gave Juventus a 2-0 win over reigning champions AC Milan Sunday to go back to the top of the Serie A standings.
The game in Turin looked set to end in a draw until Marchisio scored three minutes from time then added a late second to seal three points which put Juve ahead of Udinese on goal scored.
Defeat continued Milan's poor start to the campaign and they lanquish in 15th, two places and a point ahead of arch-rivals Inter.
Juventus created a number of openings to break the deadlock but with the clock counting down made the breakthrough.
Marchisio went for a one-two with Mirko Vucinic but in trying to intercept Milan's Daniele Bonera only succeeded in slamming the ball onto Marchisio's foot and into the net.
In injury time, Marchisio beat Christian Abbiati with a long range strike which the goalkeeper should have saved.
Earlier, Udinese kept pace with a 2-0 win over Bologna as Mehdi Benatia gave them the lead on 29 minutes.
Captain Antonio Di Natale scored the second from the penalty spot after Pablo Armero had been fouled.
Napoli are a point behind in third following a fine 3-0 win at 10-man Inter Saturday.