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| Ranieri 'agrees to Diego move' |
Friday 2 January, 2009 |
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There are reports in the peninsula that Juventus Coach Claudio Ranieri has given the green light for a swoop for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego.
The Old Lady are expected to strengthen their squad in 2009 with an eye to challenging for the Scudetto and European glory.
Brazilian ace Diego has long been a target for the Bianconeri directors and provisional approaches have been made.
However, until now there have been suggestions that Ranieri would stand in the way of the transfer.
The addition of Diego could force Ranieri to change his formation - a move he seemed unwilling to make.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ranieri is now willing to make that sacrifice in order to add Diego to the ranks.
Sporting director Alessio Secco is said to be in Bremen to agree a contract and a fee, which is expected to be under £18m.
One obstacle to a transfer is that Diego is under contract until 2011 and Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona are watching him.
But if Juve really see Diego as a possible heir to Pavel Nedved's throne, they will be less reluctant to make a big investment.
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