Del Juve 1 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Hamburg midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart has admitted that he is ready to join Juventus. The 24-year-old playmaker joined the Bundesliga club in 2005 but is now desperate to test himself in a stronger league. He seemed all set for a move to Valencia in the summer, however Hamburg scrapped the deal at the very last minute. Van der Vaart is tied to the Germans until 2010, however due to a special clause in his contract he will be able to leave the club a year earlier for just £1m. Hamburg are thus almost certain to sell their prized asset at the end of the season and a number of Serie A clubs, including Inter and Juventus have been linked. Yesterday the Bianconeri were associated with a swap deal including Argentine flop Sergio Almiron, who has been a huge disappointment in Turin since signing from Empoli. Either way it seems that Van der Vaart is ready to sign for Claudio Ranieri’s men if they come in with a serious offer. “I will only leave Hamburg for a big club, such as Juventus,†said the Dutchman. “If the Italian team were to make a serious offer, I would pay attention to it and I think that Hamburg are ready to do a deal.†Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper 157 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 £1m??? Bloody hell.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Juve 1 Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 Would be a steal at 1M in my opinion, wouldent mind having him and possibly Lampard in the centre of midfield for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 how come other teams arent in for him at that price?! whoever he does join(which looks like juve) that is the bargain of the century! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,707 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 webster clause?, infact hes only been there a couple of seasons so it wont be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasileBoliSoup 9 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 no, read it again, he can leave for £1m in 2009 so thats why their selling next summer! that would be one of the biggest steals in years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 £1mil? Bargain for the Old Lady. Hamburg managed to sign some excellent youngsters such as Kompany and VV Vaart, was impressed with their policy of youth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasileBoliSoup 9 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 juventus wont get him for £1m if they buy him summer 2008, they will if they wait to 2009! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,707 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 ah so it is the webster clause? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_ni 12 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 what a stupid clause to put in his contract. He will cost juve a fair bit to get him in jan i would reckon, hes a player i really rate, dont know why he ever went to hamburg though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear 25 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 He's a poor mans Van Persie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper 157 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 He's a poor mans Van Persie. Yeah maybe, but I bet hes not a rapist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brissyger 8 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Van der Vaart is a great young player and I think he could really excel in a big team such as Juve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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