Del Piero for QPR?
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QPR's new boss Francesco Guidolin has been given a £20million transfer war chest - and will launch an audacious bid to bring Alessandro Del Piero to Shepherd's Bush.
Juventus legend Del Piero, 33 next month, is expected to leave the Serie A giants after not being offered a new deal and has already been made an offer by MLS club New York Red Bulls.
But QPR's new owner Flavio Briatore, the Formula One tycoon, wants to see whether he can lure Del Piero (above) to Loftus Road in one of the most unlikely transfers ever seen in English football.
Del Piero remains one of the biggest names in world soccer - and Briatore knows that signing him would put Rangers on the map. -
LOL
del piero downgrade ? -
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after tevez and masch nothing is ridiculous anymore......
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Why not?
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not unless they play topflight football next season..but i dont see why he wants to play in england
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i don't think he so money minded le..
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QPR used to be in the defunct first division.
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this is nonsense!
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used to is the keyword...Originally posted by dragg:QPR used to be in the defunct first division. -
I think you guys seem to forget that Del Piero is already 33 and he would be 34 by next season... and Juventus has already made it clear he is no longer needed... He could still go to another premier league club but he probably won't get to play regularly cos of his age... The lower league of England could still be more difficult than going to the USA...
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Alex won't be going anywhere after all.
He just renewed his contract with Juve until 2010, and took a 20% pay cut, which will increase to 25% for 09/10. -
Juventus extend Del Piero's contract to 2010
ROME, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Juventus have extended captain Alessandro Del Piero's contract by two years until 2010, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday.
'Today we have achieved an important result for the future of Juventus,' chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc told the club's website.
'The agreement with Del Piero confirms our ambition and our faith in the absolute value of a player who will continue to put his experience at the service of the team and millions of fans.'
The new deal with the Turin club comes after lengthy negotiations. At one stage, the club's sporting director Alessio Secco said Juventus risked losing their all-time top scorer.
It rewards the striker, whose contract was due to expire at the end of this season, for sticking with Juve when they were relegated to Serie B last year because of a match-fixing scandal and helping them bounce straight back to the top flight.
'Today I made a key choice for my career and my life,' Del Piero said. 'Juventus have given me a lot and I want to continue to win here'.
Del Piero made his Serie A debut with Juventus aged 18 in 1993 after joining the club from Padova.
Since then he has won five Italian titles and the Champions League with the team.
The forward, who turns 33 next month, was a member of Italy's World Cup-winning squad and has scored 27 international goals.
But he is not the player he once was and was dropped by Azzurri coach Roberto Donadoni after a lacklustre performance in the goalless Euro 2008 qualifying draw against France last month. -
Now we know this isn't going to happen already.
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Originally posted by Deunamist:
they are still in the now first division....
[b]used to is the keyword... [/b]