Bundesliga - Bremen confirm Diego talks with Juve
Eurosport - Fri, 08 May 11:23:00 2009
Werder Bremen confirmed talks with Juventus over the possible sale of Brazilian midfielder Diego but said no deal was yet in place.
Diego, 24, steered Werder to their first UEFA Cup final on Thursday, scoring once in their 3-2 win over Hamburg SV.
"There has been a meeting between Juventus and Werder. But we cannot confirm that an agreement was reached," Werder managing director Klaus Allofs said on the team's website.
The Brazilian will, however, miss the UEFA Cup final against Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in Istanbul on May 20 after being booked for an altercation with Hamburg's Alex Silva.
"We will badly miss Diego in Istanbul," Werder coach Thomas Schaaf told reporters, adding that he was "furious" at referee Frank De Bleeckere for booking the Brazilian.
"He is an exceptional player. He helped us to get to the final and I hope the team can bring something back for him."
The gifted playmaker has been the driving force in Werder's run to the final, finding the net four times in two legs to oust Italian side Udinese in the quarter-finals.
Diego blamed compatriot Silva for the booking, which will see him miss Bremen's biggest match of the season.
"Unfortunately I cannot change things," Diego said. "(Silva) swore at me. I did not respond, I was pushed and then got booked."
"But we did a great job and we have a big enough team to win the cup in Istanbul," the 24-year-old said.
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yehhhh finally diego i was wishing he came n we really need to fire Rarieri!!!
Its about time to see Juventus getting to sign some players for the next season! Fire ranieri!
f*** alex silva he aint nuthing acept a piece of @#$%
Congratulations on your comeback Werder-Bremen team, you guys played very well, well done...
I am from Brazil and have recently moved to Bremen from the US. I, instantly after watching Diego play for the very first time, became a fan of Werder-Bremen. I've watched every single game since then. I was very disappointed seeing the two Brazilians altercation, not knowing why. But after Diego got booked; I actually read his lips swearing at Alex Silva in a very bad way. I thought that was totally uncalled for; but they sometimes lose their temper. Just hope that there won't be any grudges on either part, and that they can kiss and make up...
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