Milan still want Juve duo Tuesday 1 August, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Milan are still trying to sign the Juventus pair of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gianluigi Buffon, reports in Italy are insisting.
Although the Turin giants have insisted that nobody else would be sold once Patrick Vieira quits the outfit, Ibrahimovic and Buffon could now seemingly follow.
“Ibrahimovic will stay in Turin,” chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc stated. “We know we will need a very strong team, even in Serie B.
"Patrick Vieira's departure for Inter, which was finalised on Tuesday morning, will be the last operation done by Juventus this summer.”
However, reports suggest that Rossoneri club officials met the Swedish striker’s agent Mino Raiola in Milan, who confirmed Ibra’s interest in leaving the Bianconeri.
Milan will also allegedly try to sign the Azzurri goalkeeper, a fact that goes some way to explaining why the Old Lady are being linked with £7m rated Livorno ‘keeper Marco Amelia today.
Milan’s move for the Juventus duo may take some time to complete and further developments will depend on UEFA’s Emergency Panel decision on Wednesday.
If the Panel allows Milan’s participation in next season’s Champions League preliminaries, the Via Turati outfit will place an offer that is likely to be somewhere in the region of £50m for both players.
Ibrahimovic alone was given a £28m price tag on Monday, presumably in an effort to scare off both Milan and Internazionale.
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Moratti confirms Vieira swoop Tuesday 1 August, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira is on his way to Inter, Nerazzurri owner Massimo Moratti confirmed on Tuesday.
The Frenchman was this morning linked with a move to Manchester United, but Moratti says a deal will be wrapped up in the next 24 hours.
“Today is Patrick Vieira’s last in Bianconero,” the oil tycoon stated. “I still haven’t met him, but he should sign his contract tomorrow and he is therefore an Interista.”
Vieira is believed to be in Milan after he flew into Europe’s fashion capital last night after his agent wrapped up talks with the club.
Moratti’s comments have also been confirmed by Juventus chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc in an interview with the L’Equipe newspaper.
“Inter and Juventus have settled on a fee for Vieira and everything is sorted out,” said the new Juve official.
"Patrick Vieira's departure for Inter will be the last operation done by Juventus this summer,” he concluded.
The Nerazzurri are expected to pay something close to £6.5m for the former Arsenal captain, who was signed by Juventus a year ago from the Premiership for just over £14m.
Vieira is now expected to put pen to paper on a four-year contract worth £3.5m a season once he passes his medical.
Inter were in need of a central midfielder after losing Juan Sebastian Veron who returned to his homeland earlier this summer.
Vieira’s arrival will now cast more doubt on the future of David Pizarro who already bemoaned a lack of first team opportunities at Inter last term.
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