Alessandro Del Piero set the record straight on Thursday about the rumors of his impending arrival in the U.S., but the Italian great says it could be a short stay.
“Dear friends,” Del Piero said on his website and Facebook site. “In response to all the questions that many of you have asked in these last days … Yes, it’s true. This summer I am going to America. On vacation. Then I’m back, for sure.”
A full-page spread in Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport earlier this week indicated that the 35-year-old Del Piero received an offer from an unnamed MLS club, believed to be the New York Red Bulls. The report was published on the same day that the Red Bulls announced a May 23 exhibition against the storied club at Red Bull Arena.
Juventus are currently experiencing one of their worst seasons in club history, standing in seventh place in the Italian Serie A. Speculation is that the squad will be gutted in the offseason and rebuilt by another coach, rumored to be Liverpool’s Rafa BenÃtez.
Del Piero’s contract with the club expires after the 2010-11 season.
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