hah I didnt see this thread even tho I looked before I made a post about this transfer
anyways the players going to Parma ....
http://www.soccerage.com/en/13/o4347.html
06/29/2003. There are unconfirmed reports out of Italy that Juventus have acquired Stephen Appiah from their Serie A rivals Parma in exchange for Emiliano Moretti and the one year loan of Manuele Blasi.
The 25-year-old Ghanaian –who had a highly encouraging season on loan for Brescia last year- is seen as something of a diamond in the making and could prove the eventual successor to Edgar Davids.
Parma fans aren't likely to be too enthused with the deal as Moretti is a solid but unspectacular young defender, while Blasi is a gifted midfielder but probably won't be relinquished by Juve come the end of next season as they are always kick to stress that he is part of their long-term plans.
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also here in Italian.
http://www.gazzetta.it/statics/scal...0.72333517.html
translate here if you wish.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Apparently Moggi has said the transfer is essential confirmed. Appiah was one of the top performing midfielders in Serie A this past year and plays very similar to Edgar Davids. Overall for the year he was rated 3rd best midfielder in Serie A according to Datasport. This means Juve has #1, 3, 5 and 6 from this past season in their midfield now (Nedved, Appiah, Davids and Camoranesi)
I was not expecting this transfer, but Appiah is a top player! This could make way for the sale of Davids in the winter perhaps?
Parma must be in financial trouble because Appiah would have been a starter for them next year. Its too bad because I want to see them do well.
So this means Brighi remains a 50/50 Parma and Juve player for now.