Today’s fluff is settling old scores
It’s good to talk. Thursday brought news that Luis Suárez gave Juventus defender Georgio Chiellini a tinkle to hold clear-the-air talks over that infamous nibble at the 2014 World Cup. The Mill remains unconvinced by this tale, however, because Chiellini has already said he bears no grudge against the Uruguayan over the affair. In a book released earlier this year, Chiellini even wrote of Suárez: “I am a great son of a bitch on the pitch as well and I am proud of it.”
It seems the air could not be clearer, but the reason the story appeared at all is that new Juve manager Andrea Pirlo fancies signing Suárez from Barcelona as part of Ronald Koeman’s deck-clearing exercise at Camp Nou. The Mirror reckon the Italian club want to strike a “clever” cut-price deal involving performance-related bonuses, rather than an eye-watering up-front transfer fee.
Continue reading…Today’s fluff is settling old scoresIt’s good to talk. Thursday brought news that Luis Suárez gave Juventus defender Georgio Chiellini a tinkle to hold clear-the-air talks over that infamous nibble at the 2014 World Cup. The Mill remains unconvinced by this tale, however, because Chiellini has already said he bears no grudge against the Uruguayan over the affair. In a book released earlier this year, Chiellini even wrote of Suárez: “I am a great son of a bitch on the pitch as well and I am proud of it.”It seems the air could not be clearer, but the reason the story appeared at all is that new Juve manager Andrea Pirlo fancies signing Suárez from Barcelona as part of Ronald Koeman’s deck-clearing exercise at Camp Nou. The Mirror reckon the Italian club want to strike a “clever” cut-price deal involving performance-related bonuses, rather than an eye-watering up-front transfer fee. Continue reading…
