evalagoal Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Damn! They are going to have a great defense! This is going to give them another dimension when it comes to their style of play: ******************************************************************* Vieira agrees to join Juventus Italian champions Juventus FC appear to have pulled off the biggest transfer of the summer so far by signing Arsenal FC captain Patrick Vieira. End of an era The two clubs have agreed a deal totalling €20m for the 29-year-old French international midfielder, who is currently finalising personal terms with Juventus. Vieira's move away from Arsenal ends a nine-year association with the club he joined for €5.7m in 1996 after spells with AC Milan and AS Cannes. Glorious spell Vieira played a major part in transforming Arsenal's fortunes under manager Arsène Wenger, helping the Londoners to Premiership and FA Cup doubles in 1998 and 2002, as well as a further league title in 2004 and FA Cup successes in 2003 and 2005. In all, he made 279 Premiership appearances. 'Meet a new challenge' "I made the decision to leave because I felt it was time to have a new challenge," Vieira said. "But that does not mean I was unhappy or that I was having a problem at Arsenal. It was just that I had the feeling I needed to grow and meet a new challenge, and I feel Juventus was the best challenge for me." Wenger tribute Wenger added: "Patrick was a great player for us, one of the greatest in the club's history and I feel I had a special relationship with him because I made him come here. His impact, not only at Arsenal but in English football overall, was just tremendous." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick13 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 this IS the TRANSFER of the year! bravo juve forza juve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evalagoal Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 this IS the TRANSFER of the year! bravo juve forza juve I definitely agree with you. This is the most blockbuster move..He deserves it. He's going to go to a true team that's going to worship him better than Arsenal ever did... :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korisos Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 definetely the transfer of the year so far. at 20m euro i think it's a steal for Juve but then again he's in his late 20's, if he was younger the fee would have been higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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