Juventus skipper Alessandro Del Piero is now involved in a contract
dispute with the Old Lady.
Del Piero is seeking a contract on the current terms running
through to 2010, while TuttoSport claim that the Juventus bosses
are offering him one year less, and that too on reduced
terms.
Juve have had contract disputes with quite a few of their senior
players this summer, with both David Trezeguet and Mauro Camoranesi
coming close to leaving the club.
Gigi Buffon and Pavel Nedved will also stay on (though the issue
was less financial in their case), but it seems like their
skipper's long term future is now in question.
There is no immediate threat, but Del Piero, now 32, will be a free
agent next summer unless he pens a new contract.
He wants a two year extension on exactly the current terms (5
million euros a season), while Juventus are offering him 4.5m, and
one year less.
The prospect of heading into the season with a cloud over the Del
Piero's future is not what the Old Lady bosses will have in mind,
but they will need to up their offer in order to strike a deal.
