<span class="titolo">Juventus To Sign Barzagli?</span></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <span class="sommario">Juventus could sign Palermo stopper Andrea Barzagli in January, according to the Corriere dello Sport.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Bianconeri are well-known to be looking for a top-class centre back following the long-term injury to Jorge Andrade, who will miss most of the season with a broken kneecap.<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Their first choice replacement had been Lokomotiv Moscow’s Branislav Ivanovic, however talks with the Russian club have hit a dead end over the past week, forcing Juve to look at other targets.<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Top of the list is 26-year-old Barzagli. Regarded by many as the heir to Fabio Cannavaro in the Italian national team, once Il Capitano retires, Barzagli had not originally been a favourite of Juve boss Claudio Ranieri.<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">However some brilliant performances for the Azzurri over the past few months, most notably in the games against <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Scotland</st1lace></st1:country-region>, seem to have altered the Tinkemran’s opinion.<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Juventus are now set to offer the loan of young prospect Domenico Criscito plus cash to bring the ex-Chievo man to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Turin</st1lace></st1:city>.<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">It is highly possible that the transfer could go ahead as early as January, as Barzagli currently has a fractious relationship with the <st1:city w:st="on">Palermo</st1:city> fans, after he heavily criticised them last month for booing the team against <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Parma</st1lace></st1:city>.</span></p> </div></p>
