Juventus land Motta on loan
Reuters - Monday 05 July 2010, 10:02
MILAN - Juventus took right-back Marco
Motta on loan from Udinese on Monday, the latest in a string of
signings designed to propel the faltering club back to the
upper echelons of Serie A.
Juve, seventh last term after one of the worst ever seasons
for Italy's most successful domestic club, have already brought
in Marco Storari, Simone Pepe, Jorge Martinez and Leonardo
Bonucci while rival clubs have barely entered the transfer
market.
The Turin club said in a statement that Motta, who had
mixed reviews during a recent 18 month loan spell at AS Roma,
would be on loan for the coming campaign and that Juve would
then have the option to buy him for 3.75 million euros.
Motta has already joined Juve's pre-season training camp in
the Dolomites as Luigi Del Neri's side prepare for an early
start to the season with a Europa League third round qualifier
first leg scheduled for July 29.
Goalkeeper Storari, signed from AC Milan, is set to play in
that game and be Juve's first choice for around three months
after Gianluigi Buffon underwent surgery on a herniated disc in
his back.
The keeper only played one half of Italy's ill-fated World
Cup defence because of the problem but Juve said the
32-year-old's operation had gone well and he would now start a
rehabilitation regime.
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