David Trezeguet admits Barcelona made a bid for him this summer, but he stayed to help Juve earn their “30th Scudetto.”
The Frenchman had been heavily linked with a switch to Spain for the last two years and confirms there was some truth in the newspaper reports.
“It is true that a top class club like Barcelona and Coach Pep Guardiola contacted me. They wanted me to go to the Nou Camp,” he told France 2 television.
“This year we’ve got Serie A and the Champions League to fight for, which is certainly not bad!
“There are two stars on our shirts and we are aware that if we win the Scudetto, which for me personally would be the fifth, then we’ll have another star on there.”
The stars are placed on a club’s jersey for every 10 Serie A titles notched up in their history.
However, following the Calciopoli scandal the Scudetti won in 2005 and 2006 were stripped from Juventus’ record, so technically they only have 27 titles rather than 29.
This means Trezeguet’s third star would not be assigned by the authorities until they picked up another three Serie A triumphs.
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