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Fabio Capello has confirmed he convinced David Trezeguet to stay at Juventus when he was on the verge of completing a move to Barcelona.
The French hitman had been heavily linked with both Barcelona and Chelsea during the summer with figures of £20m bandied about in the press.
“It is true that I called David when he was close to completing negotiations with Barcelona,” said the Juventus Coach. “If I had not intervened at that precise moment, we would be talking about a different career path right now.”
The 28-year-old striker joined Juve from Monaco in 2000, having signed the contract a few days before scoring the Golden Goal against Italy in the European Championship Final.
He was crowned joint Capocannoniere with Piacenza’s Dario Hubner thanks to 24 goals in 2001-02, but a succession of injuries had limited his appearances in recent years and there was strong talk of a move away from the club.
This season he has already scored 11 goals in 13 official appearances between Serie A and the Champions' League, taking his career tally for Juventus to 107 – more than Michel Platini and John Charles.
Capello outlined the reasons for the current success story within the Bianconeri. “Here at Juventus, we work as a group. This is a team and has that spirit of togetherness. Nobody makes a decision without consulting the others.”
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