Mellberg is coming to Juve as we all know, what do you guys think of him? Haven't really seen him play but in games he has decent stats as a defender. Should be a great purchase for Juve or?

Mellberg In Teary Villa Farewell

Aston Villa's Olof Mellberg that he was moved to tears by the show of warmth he received from the fans as he said his farewells on the Villa Park pitch.

Mellberg was the centre of attention on Saturday as Villa supporters opted to use the final home game of the campaign as a tribute to the departing defender, who will be leaving for Juventus at season's end.

Swedish shirts, flags and even Viking helmets were everywhere to be seen at Villa Park, though the party atmosphere was dampened somewhat by the shock defeat to Wigan.

"It was obviously mixed emotions for me because it was a poor result but it was fantastic seeing all the yellow shirts and flags and my name was all around the park which was special," said Mellberg, who has been such a valiant servant for his club over the past seven years.

"There was a banner saying "Thanks for the memories" in Swedish which was fantastic," he added.

"It is unusual for both players and fans to be able to thank each other in a way like that knowing you are not going to be at the club after the summer.

"Most things happen in the summer and people don't get to say goodbye or thank you but this is something to be grateful for because I wanted to thank the fans.

"They have been great today and throughout all the years I have been at Villa."

"We (he and his family) were all crying at the end. There were a lot of emotions - the disappointment of not winning but I will probably look back at this game many times."

The Swedish internationa, who secured a pre-contract agreement with Juventus several months ago, concluded by insisting that the future looks bright for his soon to be former side

"It was important for my career coming here and I think the team's future looks bright. Villa have a young squad and talented key players but it is hard work in the Premier League now because a lot of teams are spending money and looking at those positions just behind the big four.

"We are not the only team with ambitions but it looks good because we have had a lot of changes."

Mellberg joined Aston Villa from Racing Santander in 2001 and has since gone on to make more than 200 appearances for the club.

Pavel Nedved has refused to rule out the possibility of extending his stay at Serie A giants Juventus.



The Czech playmaker will be out of contract in the summer and is yet to commit to a new deal at Delle Alpi.


However, with Juventus making it clear that they are keen to keep him in Turin, Nedved admits that he is tempted to prolong his distinguished career.


"I'm pleased that they want to keep me, but I will be 36 soon and I must think about what is the right thing to do," he said.


"For now I am concentrating on the remainder of the season, then, in the next few weeks I will make a definitive decision.


Nedved's current deal is due to expire on 30th June, but having previously stated his desire to play in the UEFA Champions League again, and with Juventus set to enter the qualifying stages of next season's competition, he may yet be persuaded to stay for another year

He must stay for at least one more season, Czech wouldn't want to miss him for the Euro 2008 and he is Juve's only accomplished left winger/midfielder

juventus has always been my favourite italian team used to love di livio (is that spelt right) antonio conte and of course del piero....


in order to get juventus back were they belong they should resign zambrotta to begin with..... other sigings if possible


1. Diego (werder bremen)
2. Rafael Van Der vaart (hamburg)
3. Fabio Quagliarella (udinese) ??? is this spelt right
4. Giovanni Dos Santos (Barcelona)
5. Cris Metzelder (Real Madrid)

Juve for the seria A next year

Finally an intelligent person on the forum

Although the signing are all out of reach (except for Metzelder).

In so far:

-Mellberg
-Amauri (98%)
-Sebastian Giovinco (Back from loan)
-De Ceglie

Players I would like:

Schweinsteiger (Bayern)
Lahm (Bayern)
Sagnol (Bayern)
Grosso (Lyon)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Evra (United)

I don't think the first 2 are coming to Juve, although the rest have a good chance.

Evra?

No way will Lampard leave for a lesser side. If he goes, it's to Mourinho. Evra won't move.

I'd be happy if Schweinsteiger or Sagnol went to Juve. Both have played a horrible season, especially Schweinsteiger. You can have him for free. For Sagnol, he's been injured for a long time so maybe he can do better next season but his constant hustle for a change abroad is really annoying. If he wants to leave, why not just let him go. He hasn't really helped the team this season. But it's much more probable that he goes to Milan, hopefully in exchange for Gattuso.

There have been rumors about Schweinsteiger and Juve but I don't think they're true. I doubt that he really wants do leave and I doubt even more that Juve want him, if they watched any of his games this season. Good luck though. I've always liked him (except for this year, seems to be a bit too much self-assured) and I think a change might help him in his development. I hope Juve sign him, he can only change for the better.

I'd like Schweinsteiger at Liverpool, but then i haven't really seen him this season. It'd be more based on earlier.

Well he's (or has become) really slow for a winger, really weak in the defense, he often seems unmotivated.
He just takes all the speed from our play. It's cruel to watch him. Nothing compared to 2004 or 2005 when he played really well and was fun to watch. I think that he really needs a change because he feels to save about his position. He has to fight for it.
Maybe he'll improve when Hitzfeld leaves after this season. I believe that Schweinsteiger was one of his favourites and he got his chances over and over, despite of all his horrible performances.

I heard the Evra rumor some time ago, and Juventus are not a lesser side than Chelsea. Maybe on the paper Chelsea is bigger, but we'll see how it goes in the CL next season. Rainieri was the one who brought Lampard to Chelsea and with Franks mother you know what, he might want to start from anew.

Well firstly Chelsea are in a CL final. A competition Juventus weren't even in this year.

So Chelsea are better than every single team in the world except for Manchester United??

Chelsea are in the upper echelon of football teams along with Inter, AC, Barca, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Real.

Juventus are a second tier team.

To be honest i wouldn't rank Chelsea amongst those.

Successful history? No.
Large fanbase? No.
Unlimited funds? Sure.

Ability-wise they're up there with the best, but not in stature.

Juventus are a much, much, much, MUCH bigger club than Chelsea. Chelsea are currently stronger, but they are leagues apart in terms of stature.

Fans of other big clubs can throw their snobbery all they want but it doesn't matter. Shevchenko left Milan for Chelsea, Ballack picked them over Real. They won two of the last three EPL's and are in the CL final this year. Add to that that they have more spending power than anyone else and they belong right now amongst that list.

The only reason Liverpool make it is because the pull it out in the Champions League.

Who cares about stature. Right now if a player has a straight choice between Juventus and Chelsea he's picking Chelsea time after time and that is what matters, not how many titles they won in the past not how much prestige the club has. Else people would actually care about PSG, Ajax, Nottingham Forrest and other ex-big teams.

Why would they pick Chelsea over and over?

Why they won't pick Chelsea:

1. The players' egos are too big
2. Their president is Russian and runs the team as he pleases (kinda like Shinawatra & Sven)
3. They have no history whatsoever without Mourinho
4. Never won a CL title
5. Lost the title twice in a row (you've gotta believe United are going to win against lowly Wigan)

Example: Amauri chose Juve over Chelsea

More money, stronger league, better players to play alongside, more chance of European and domestic trophies.



Chelsea players don't have ego issues. The team is picked on merit, hence Shevchenko can't get a game. Do you know them personally? Cause there have been no huge outward signs of this being similar to the galacticos era Real Madrid.



Not a valid comparison. Abrahmovich is far more sensible and let's not pretend that Spanish and Italian presidents aren't as bad for sticking their noses in and sacking managers without giving them a chance.



Erm what? They haven't even completed a season without him, of course they have history. What is Juventus's current history? Washed up side being filled out with second rate youngsters and a stadium that is empty every week. Sweet history there.



Neither has the current Juventus side and Chelsea might be changing that very shortly.

5. Lost the title twice in a row (you've gotta believe United are going to win against lowly Wigan)



Chelsea bid for him? That's news to me. Why would they want him when they have the superior Drogba and Anelka plus Shevchenko? Even if they did bid which they didn't Amauri would see that he'd never get a game in that squad.