Euro Watch July 29th
Hleb to snub Inter loan in favour of Stuttgart?
Alexander Hleb is ready to snub Inter Milan in favour of a move to German club Stuttgart, according to reports in Italy.
Hleb was expected to join the Italian champions on a one-year loan deal from Barcelona, as part of the deal that saw Samuel Eto’o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic swap clubs.
But Sky Sports Italia claim Hleb has insisted on a move to Stuttgart, where he spent five years as a player between 2000 and 2005.
When you are a player in the prime of your career it’s tricky going out on loan. Inter may have good intentions but if it doesn’t work out right off the bat they have no motivation to actually play Hleb since technically he is not an Inter player. Look what happen to Quaresma at Chelsea last year for prove of this. Considering Hleb wasted last year with Barcelona it’s unlikely he’ll want to see anymore of the bench for another season.
Martin Caceres Set To Realise Juventus Dream – Report
The Uruguayan will undergo a medical with the Bianconeri on Thursday…
With Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara requesting a final centre-back to complete his defensive line, it seems the rearguard is now complete as Martin Caceres prepares to seal his switch from Barcelona.
Unlike previous years Juventus have done a great job in the transfer market this summer filling another need signing Caceres. With Gerard Pique stepping up to become the Barcelona centre back of the present and future, Caceres was just not in Barcelona’s plans this season. Makes sense to cut your losses before Barcelona loses anymore value on the player.