Sunday, March 15, 2009

Lyon open to Trez-Benzema swap

David Trezeguet’s time at Juventus could be up after Lyon confirmed they were still interested in signing him, possibly in an exchange for Karim Benzema. This week the Frenchman infuriated Coach Claudio Ranieri, who referred to him as “a spoilt child” after the public complaints to newspaper L’Equipe about his substitution against Chelsea. Juve resisted offers from the likes of Barcelona to release Trez over the past two seasons, but this latest tantrum could force him out and back towards his homeland.“We wanted him two and a half years ago,” confirmed Olympique Lyonnais boss Jean Michel Aulas. “That is no secret, even if at the end of the day nothing came of it. Could we bring Trezeguet to Lyon now? “I haven’t spoken to our Coach about it, nor to Juve, but we do like the player. He is an extraordinary marksman, but we have Benzema…” However, Benzema has hinted he could leave Lyon at the end of the season for a bigger European League, so his departure would open the door for Trezeguet. There could even be a part-exchange deal if Benzema were to join Juventus.

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