Juventus President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli blasted Bastian Schweinsteiger for letting his girlfriend derail the transfer to Turin.
“Schweinsteiger is an excellent player and we are talking about it,” confessed Cobolli Gigli to Tuttosport.
“I cannot say that he is officially of interest, because we have not yet finalised the situation within the club hierarchy.”
According to reports emanating from Germany, the Bayern Munich man’s biggest obstacle keeping him from the Bianconeri is that Sarah Brandner does not want to move to Turin.
“I saw photographs of her in the newspapers and she is a beautiful woman. However, a great player should not let his career be dictated by such matters.
“He should be given the freedom to choose the solution that seems most opportune purely from a sporting point of view.”
This is not the first time an Italian club has had problems with WAGs, as Andriy Shevchenko famously requested a transfer from Milan to Chelsea because his wife wanted to live in London.
Cobolli Gigli was in an expansive mood after Juve’s 4-0 victory over Reggina last night.
Coach Claudio Ranieri hinted that the comments ruling them out of the Scudetto race were above all superstitious.
“If we don’t want to say anything, that does not mean we have no belief or are lacking ambition,” added the President.
“I have every faith we can be there in the final sprint finish.”
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