Giovinco Close To Juventus Renewal - Report

26/09/2008 09:29
Giovinco Close To Juventus Renewal - Report

After many weeks of negotiations, it seems that finally the issue of Sebastian Giovinco’s contract renewal with Juventus is slowly coming to a positive end for both sides.

The Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Giovinco will pen a new deal with the Old Lady despite the rumours of the past weeks that he was being followed closely by Arsenal.

The player’s initial wage demands were turned down by the Bianconeri’s management, but new talks are expected in the middle of next week following the squad’s return from their Champions League commitment against Bate Borisov.

Apparently the gap between the two parties has been decreased as the player will probably accept a new contract which expires in 2013 worth €700,000 per season.

This was confirmed by the club’s director of sports Alessio Secco to Sky.

“There are never easy renewals, but the distances are not so ample,” he commented.

“The player is the club’s asset, but he must complete a process of maturation, also from the psychological part, and what interests us is that he is aware that he did not arrive yet.”

Glenn Debattista