Wednesday, 27th October 2010
Juventus are confident they can edge ahead of Chelsea and Real Madrid to snap up Ajax right back Gregory van der Wiel in January. The Old Lady are well aware that the 22-year-old is highly rated in London and Madrid, but believe they are not too far off concluding a deal with Ajax for Van der Wiel’s services.
The defender is under contract until 2013 with the Amsterdam club, but Juventus hope that a bid of €13M will convince the Dutch giants to sell Van der Wiel in January; the Italians are concerned about the prospect of an auction for the player next summer.
Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta has been working on a deal for the last few months and believes it may be possible to sign Van der Wiel in the winter transfer window.
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