From the papers

May 31, 2000
Juventus Official Site

The day's papers focus almost exclusively on the Bianconeri's transfer movements and acquisitions. "Zanchi joins Juve" is the Gazzetta dello Sport's headline as the transfer of Udinese's Under 21 international Marco Zanchi has been finalised with the Udine club securing full ownership of Morgan De Sanctis. "Our defence is now sorted with the arrivals of Paramatti and Zanchi," declares club general manager Luciano Moggi, clearly delighted with his day's work. The Bianconeri's transfer guru does not stop there in the Milan football pink: "The arrival of Fabian O'Neill has strengthened the midfield and when Nicola Amoruso returns as of 1 July we can say that our strike force will be taken care of." Not forgetting the acquisition of Saint-Etienne's 18 year-old sensation Vincent Pericard, of course.

There is more of the same in the Corriere dello Sport as Zanchi swaps teams but not strips as he will now be wearing the Bianconero of Juve. Over to the omnipresent Luciano Moggi: "I hear everybody talking of big transfer coups that our fans want; well let me just say that the teams who finished fifth and sixth should worry about that, not us. Our aim is to repeat our performance of this season except for the last game of course. The rain killed us."

Tuttosport focuses on Euro 2000, as seen through the eyes of Alex Del Piero who is keen to impress in the showpiece tournament: "What we need is great support - of the kind the crowd in Reggio Calabria gave us for the friendly against Portugal. To do well we need to operate in a relaxed atmosphere."
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