Christian Poulsen Could Remain With Juventus

After weeks in which the Bianconeri have made no secret of their desire to sell the 29-year-old midfielder, reports this morning suggest that other events could lead to Christian Poulsen staying with Juve.

According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, the ongoing injury troubles of Mohamed Sissoko, and the potential sale of Cristiano Zanetti to Fiorentina, have led to a change of thinking at the club.

While a deal for Zanetti is still some way off, the pink paper claims that an agreement between the clubs could be found in the coming hours. The Italian, who arrived at Juventus in 2006, is considered to be a capable replacement for Felipe Melo by the Viola hierarchy.

Juventus are eager to trim some of their midfielders from their squad and had put their efforts into trying to offload Poulsen, but were unable to find a club willing to take the Dane permanently. Any interest from Liverpool for the midfielder wilted, after they signed Roma's Alberto Aquilani instead.

While losing one midfielder would be considered good business by the Old Lady, they have also lost Mohamed Sissoko for at least another four weeks, due to an ongoing foot injury. This will cause him to miss the start of the Serie A season, and Poulsen may be needed in the first team after all.


Source: goal.com