Juve close in on Kovac

[Del Piero]

Channel 4 Football Italia Thursday 24 March, 2005


Robert Kovac is set for a move to Turin giants Juventus next season, according to Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness.

The Croatian international centre-back is out of contract in the summer and Hoeness has suggested a Delle Alpi switch is on the horizon.

"We offered him a two-year contract extension with an option on a third year, but he’s apparently received an offer from Juventus which we can’t and won’t match," he said.

"Regretfully we’ve had to accept the fact that Robert will leave the club at the end of this season."

The Old Lady are keen to rejuvenate their central defensive options for the new campaign, due to the lack of cover for Lilian Thuram and Fabio Cannavaro.

Juve presently only have Paolo Montero and Ciro Ferrara at the club as possible alternatives, following the January departures of Nicola Legrottaglie, Mark Iuliano and Igor Tudor.

Given that Montero is widely considered as past his best, and that Ferrara will retire in the summer, the club need some new faces.

Bayern will now look to replace Kovac with Chelsea’s young German defender Robert Huth, who has stated he is keen to move in order to play first team football.

[Interista]

Why would Juve need a Kovac for? They just sold Legrottaglie.

[palmer]

Kovac has been a very good centre back for bayern this season, not great but good, he has been playing well in euroope too, I will be sad to see him leave bayern. I'm not sure if he will play much for juventus though, I think he is good enough though.

[badass_devil666]

so much for juve's search for a young centre back instead we get some old defender, who is on a bloody free