Juve hesitated when offered Hamsik

Juventus were offered Marek Hamsik before he joined Napoli, former club President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has revealed.

Hamsik joined the Stadio San Paolo outfit in the summer of 2007 for €5.5m, but only after the Old Lady opted against making an offer.

“Brescia President Gino Corioni had a meal with us after a League game,” Cobolli Gigli told Il Mattino in an interview.

“He told me that he had a little jewel at his disposal in Hamsik and that he wanted to give him to us.

“Fortunately for Napoli and their owner Aurelio De Laurentiis, we hesitated.”

The 24-year-old has now developed into one of Serie A’s most effective attacking midfielders and he was Milan’s Mr X last summer.

Hamsik is currently on the wish-list of some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

Juventus and Napoli will meet in Serie A on Sunday evening.

€5.5m...sigh
but instead we got Diego & Melo & where are they now?

Cotes wrote:€5.5m...sigh
but instead we got Diego & Melo & where are they now?

Alessio Secco

Don't forget the brilliant Poulsen.

Juventude wrote:Don't forget the brilliant Poulsen.

You mean ' Xabi Alonso '

DeviAngel wrote:

Juventude wrote:Don't forget the brilliant Poulsen.

You mean ' Xabi Alonso '

I remember once ranieri said he was the one who blocked the alonso's deal just because he's not good in tracking back (or passing I don't completly remember)

MMM wrote:

DeviAngel wrote:

Juventude wrote:Don't forget the brilliant Poulsen.

You mean ' Xabi Alonso '

I remember once ranieri said he was the one who blocked the alonso's deal just because he's not good in tracking back (or passing I don't completly remember)

So far our manager cost us this players

Xabi Alonso , Vargas, Michel Bastos, Balzaretti, Criscito, G.Rossi, Hamsik, Diego, Pastore .... some1 fill up pls

....Nocerino, Ariaudo, Mascherano, Tiago, Iago, Pasquato, Candreva, Palladino...

I'm sorry, but good riddance to Tiago. He's a flop at major clubs. Palladino hasn't even become half the player he was supposed to be in his youth.

Juventude wrote:I'm sorry, but good riddance to Tiago. He's a flop at major clubs. Palladino hasn't even become half the player he was supposed to be in his youth.

he wasn't a flop before juve. and was and still is pretty ok at atletico.
very good at OL and acceptable at chelsea, way better than at Juve.

i think he just never adapted to Serie A.

palladino had the potential if given the chance. he was even called up at national team a few times when at juve.
but that's just my opinion