Paper talk: Del Piero says he could return to Juve, Torino’s Saponara interest confirmed
“I’ve got a long-distance relationship with [Juventus president] Andrea Agnelli so we don’t meet very frequently. I am not disappointed by the club. They made their choices, I made mine and I am happy with my life. Could I return there? Never say never I don’t want to put a limit to what can happen in the future in any field.”
“I didn’t expect Juventus to invest so much money on Higuain. It was a brave call because they know and he knows that no mistakes are admitted now. Higuain can give a lot because he’s at the peak of his career and he looks in sync with his new teammates.”
In a separate interview released with Il Corriere dello Sport, Empoli DS Carli has confirmed that Torino were interested in signing Saponara last summer.
“I’ve received a call from [Torino DS] Gianluca Petrachi. Maybe it was just to have information as he didn’t return to me afterwards. Saponara means quality and talent to us, but he will still be playing with Empoli this season, then we’ll see.”
AND THE REST
Juventus defender Leonadro Bonucci claims Juventus’ fans ‘disappointed’ him for moaning after just 20 minutes in the Sevilla clash (various)
AS Roma boss Luciano Spalletti said that his lads were lacking of bravery after yesterday’s 1-1 draw against Viktoria Plzen in Europa League (various)
Paulo Sousa claimed that he didn’t play Bernardeschi from the first minute against PAOK FC because he see the Italian striker ‘confused’ in and off the pitch (various)
Former Pescara man Gianluca Lapadula could make first start for AC Milan against Pescara tonight (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Atalanta starlet Kessie claims that Juventus wanted to sign him last summer and that he’s a Milan fan (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Maurizio Sarri will start Manolo Gabbiadini against Bologna in place of Arkadiusz Milik tomorrow (Corriere dello Sport)
Sampdoria boss Marco Giampaolo admits that he was close to joining Milan this summer before the rossoneri appointed Montella.
Lorenzo Bettoni @lorebetto
