Transfer Talk : Momo & Melberg

Secco And Blanc In England For Sissoko And Mellberg

According to Italian daily 'Corriere dello Sport', Juventus director of sports Alessio Secco and general manager Blanc are in England to sign two important players: Sissoko and Mellberg.

Apart from trying to sell Tiago to Tottenham, Juventus have other important objectives in their expedition to England. Coach Claudio Ranieri has demanded immediate reinforcements in order to continue the race towards a Champions League spot, so new signings are a must.

With the Scudetto dreams now all but faded away, the Bianconeri's main target becomes that of qualifying to the Champions League via a top-four spot. However, Ranieri believes that some new blood is needed to secure this objective.

Therefore Sissoko and Mellberg have become top priorities, with the latter being available for just 1m Euros, since he will be a free agent in June.

Juventus are also following Italian players, and two possible targets could be Parma's Cigarini and Empoli's Raggi, with the possibility of signing either one of them during this transfer window.

They plan to finance these moves in part by selling Tiago to Tottenham for £9.7million (around 13.5 million euro).

However, Tiago and his advisors are intent on making a carefully considered move, and not rush to the first club that shows interest.

It is understood that in a bid to convince the Portuguese midfielder to 'pack his bags', Juve have informed Tiago he will not feature for the first team this season, and will have to be restricted to the training grounds for the rest of the season should he choose to stay.

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