Surreal deal sends Mini Cooper of footballers to Juventus

Italy striker Fabrizio Miccoli is set for a return to Juventus. He played for Fiorentina for a season. But the player is leaving again, let me explain. (copy/paste this link for a pic http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/fmiccoli/images/00italia2.jpg -pic wont work as a link)

Miccoli joined Fiorentina last season in the strangest of joint ownership deals, and the player is set to return to Juve after a reported blind auction after a year. Juventus made the better offer and get the striker.

Juventus coach Fabio Capello is now loaded with strikers. After rejecting Juventus this week, he has David Trezeguet, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Miccoli, Alessandro Del Piero, Marcelo Zalayeta, and Adrian Mutu. 6 in total.

Fiorentina figured Juve would bid low with 5 already in the books.

I would expect that situation to change. No club has the kind of money to keep that many expensive (although some not delpiero the money) players around. Expect sales, especially you-know-who.

Miccoli is no doubt a talented little player. He’s broken into the Italian side and gives defenses lots of trouble. He’s powerful for his size, don’t be fooled, and he creates space quickly because he’s so compact.