Here you go mate Italian media claim Juventus midfielderEmanuele Giaccherini has accepted a transfer to Sunderland worth €8m (£6.9m). The versatile figure will put pen to paper on a four-year contract worth €2m per season (£1.7m). Negotiations have been going on for over a week and Coach Antonio Conte finally agreed to release the player this evening. According to Sky Sport Italia a deal has been struck with the all-clear from Sunderland, Juventus and Giaccherini himself. The 28-year-old impressed for Italy at the Confederations Cup last month. This sale has effectively paid for the arrival of Carlos Tevez from Manchester City for €9m plus bonuses. http://www.football-italia.net/36302/report-giaccherini-sunderland-deal
Unreal innit, £1.7m a year we've 3.5 times his wages, same salary as catts, see ya catts, noticed he didnt feature today either
Sky Sports online transfer thingy: We’re getting reports from Italy that Sunderland have reached an agreement with Juventus over Emanuele Giaccherini, with the midfielder expected to fly into England to put pen to paper on a four-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £8.6million.
He's not fit yet mate. That's why I've been disputing the transfer speculation. Do you think Paolo wouldn't look at him if he were fit? Really looking forward to the next few days. Happy days!
In 46 years I have never ever been as excited about a season as this one. I'm checking not606 & twitter & newsnow constantly. Can't do anything else, I'm basically walking around with a constant lazy lob on. I love supporting SAFC!
http://www.rokerreport.com/2013/7/10/4511356/reports-fee-agreed-for-confederations-cup-star Fresh reports from Italy suggest Sunderland are on the cusp of their biggest signing of the summer so far, with a fee rumoured to have been agreed for a Juventus winger. Emanuele Giaccherini starred for Italy in this summer's Confederations Cup - notching a goal against hosts and eventual winners, Brazil - and now it is being widely reported that Sunderland have agreed a £6.8m fee with the Serie A giants. Tancredi Palmeri, Gazzetta dello Sport journalist and one with his ear very much close to the pulse in Italy, certainly seems to think a deal is near, having tweeted: Sunderland signed Giaccherini from Juventus for 8m €, according to Sky Italy With regards to Sky Italy, their journalist Fabrizio Romano has firmly stated that all there is left to do is for Sunderland and Giaccherini to iron out personal terms: Now Sunderland just needs agreement with Giaccherini. Then, Emanuele will be new Black Cats player for 8 millions € #SAFC Elsewhere, some reports are surfacing that Giaccherini is ready to put pen to paper on a four year deal worth £2m each year. As for our own views on the situation, there is probably still a bit to do. For all the two journalists above have given us little reason to doubt their credibility, transfers - particularly ones involving players of the quality of Giaccherini - are always privy to bumps here and there. Whether or not a fee has been agreed remains difficult to confirm, but what is certain is that Giaccherini is a player Sunderland are firmly interested in. £6.8m (or €8m) may seem more than worthwhile for a player coming in on the back of two consecutive league titles, but it would still represent a departure from the Black Cats' recently adopted policy of buying young, relatively cheap players with a point to prove and a high re-sale value. When reports first surfaced a week ago, they seemed fanciful. However, it is now apparent that the club has a strong interest in the 28-year-old, and are working very hard to make the deal come off. The transfer is certainly not done yet, but appears to be edging ever closer, and it would represent a massive coup for Sunderland should it come to fruition.
