Udine blast dithering Juve
01 Jul 2009 - 16:57:33
Udinese sporting director Sergio Gasperin has hit out at Juventus over the imminent collapse of a deal to take midfielder Gaetano D'Agostino to Turin.
The 27-year-old was being lined up for a switch to Juve in a deal worth in the region of 20million euros, but Udine are concerned that D'Agostino is not rated highly enough by his suitors.
Gasparin told Tuttosport: "The Bianconeri directors confirmed what we have been saying for a month now. Juventus don't consider D'Agostino to be a great player.
"For Udinese, D'Agostino is a massive player and only Andrea Pirlo is better than him in Italy.
"Juventus' attitude is unexplainable. They found it hard to understand things. In any case the player is tranquil and there will be plenty of offers."
Juve president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli also admitted that the signing of D'Agostino was now looking unlikely, adding: "The deal has gone cold. Udinese are a serious club with prepared directors who are capable negotiators.
"We are negotiating to find a solution between our valuation and the one Udinese gives the player.
"The talks are complex, but the respect and our theoretical interest in the player remains."