<span class="titolo">Juve Eyeing Up Barzagli</span></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <span class="sommario">Juventus are lining up a bid for Palermo star Andrea Barzagli, according to Tuttosport.</span></p> It has been well documented that the Bianconeri are looking to sign a top-class centre-back and they have been linked with a host of players including Lokomotic Moscow’s Branislav Ivanovic and Fenerbahce’s Diego Lugano. </p> However a new name has entered the mix in the form of ex-Chievo stopper Andrea Barzagli. </p> The 26-year-old was set to sign for Juventus for the start of the 2006/07 season, however the transfer was then scrapped following the Calciopoli crisis that summer. </p> New Bianconeri boss Claudio Ranieri was said to be not one of Barzagli’s greatest fans, however after string of superb performances for the Italian national team over the last few months, the Tinkerman seems to have changed his mind. </p> Barzagli filled in for the injured Marco Materazzi and put in some rock-solid displays in the Euro 2008 qualifiers against France, Ukraine, Georgia and Scotland. </p> He was particularly impressive in the victory against the Scots at Hampden Park, a game which Italy could not afford to lose. </p> The new Juventus are priding themselves on signing young Italian players and could offer 20-year-old Domenico Criscito on loan as part of the deal to sign Barzagli. </p> Criscito is highly rated in Italy, however he is still lacking in experience, thus a short-term move to the Stadio Barbera could prove beneficial.</p> </div></p>
