Post by Taxigirl on Dec 5, 2003 18:27:13 GMT
Italian giants Juventus will take steps over the summer to rejuvenate their ageing defence.
The Scudetto holders currently have three of their most high profile stoppers all the wrong side of 30 and new faces will arrive.
Ciro Ferrara is now 36, Paolo Montero is 32, while Lilian Thuram is just weeks away from his 32nd birthday.
The Bianconeri already brought in Nicola Legrottaglie last summer but transfer chief Luciano Moggi has his eyes on two promising Italian defenders.
Parma stopper Daniele Bonera (pictured) is at the top of his list. The Under-21 international is a target for most of Italy’s top clubs.
The former Brescia youngster has the added ability that he can play both as a right-back and in the centre of defence.
The second player that the Delle Alpi outfit are supposedly interested in is Brescia’s Dario Dainelli. The 24-year-old has also been linked with Lazio.
Juventus are still in contention with Cheslea to sign Bayer Leverkusen stopper Lucio at the end of term.
Meanwhile, Roma starlet Gaetano D’Agostino is being associated with a January loan move away from the Olimpico.
The Under-21 attacking midfielder rarely features for the Giallorossi and is wanted by struggling Bologna.
D’Agostino rejoined the capital outfit in the summer after three seasons in Serie B with Bari.