Thursday, July 20, 2006

Barcelona convinced of deal for Juventus duo Thuram, Zambrotta

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Barcelona hope to make public an agreement with Juventus over defensive pair Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram in the next 48 hours.

Sources have told DiarioSport that only minor details need to be checked off before an announcement is made after negotiations between the two clubs on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The deal is worth around £14 million and sports director Txiki Begiristain also has the verbal commitment of both players' agents, which he gained last night after getting the green light from Juve's board.
Nothing will be confirmed by Barca until the double transfer is rubberstamped because of a confidentiality agreement struck between the two clubs.