Aquilani agent rebuffs Juventus link
Alberto Aquilani's agent has dismissed talk the Liverpool midfielder could return to Serie A with Juventus during the January transfer window.
The Italian arrived as a £20million replacement for Xabi Alonso, who left for Real Madrid, from Roma last summer but has failed to live up to expectations at Anfield.
Aquilani has made just six Premier League appearances after struggling for fitness and form, and was singled out for criticism after the Reds' shock FA Cup exit to Reading this month.
Last January manager Rafa Benitez sold flop Robbie Keane back to Tottenham with a heavy loss after just half a season at the club, prompting many to suggest he is ready to give Aquilani the same treatment.
However, the player's agent Franco Zavaglia is baffled by the speculation, despite reported interest from the Turin giants.
"There aren't possibilities that Aquilani will go back to Italy in January," Zavaglia told laroma24.it.
"The boy has started playing with some continuity only in recent weeks. So that hypothesis is really far from reality."
The 25-year-old has his work cut out if he is to make Marcello Lippi's Italy World Cup squad should he fail to up his game at Liverpool, fuelling further speculation of a possible loan deal back to Seria A.
Zavaglia again dismissed such claims: "On loan? This is fantasy football. Aquilani is happy at Liverpool and the adventure has not the slightest possibility of changing."
Alberto Aquilani's agent has dismissed talk the Liverpool midfielder could return to Serie A with Juventus during the January transfer window.
The Italian arrived as a £20million replacement for Xabi Alonso, who left for Real Madrid, from Roma last summer but has failed to live up to expectations at Anfield.
Aquilani has made just six Premier League appearances after struggling for fitness and form, and was singled out for criticism after the Reds' shock FA Cup exit to Reading this month.
Last January manager Rafa Benitez sold flop Robbie Keane back to Tottenham with a heavy loss after just half a season at the club, prompting many to suggest he is ready to give Aquilani the same treatment.
However, the player's agent Franco Zavaglia is baffled by the speculation, despite reported interest from the Turin giants.
"There aren't possibilities that Aquilani will go back to Italy in January," Zavaglia told laroma24.it.
"The boy has started playing with some continuity only in recent weeks. So that hypothesis is really far from reality."
The 25-year-old has his work cut out if he is to make Marcello Lippi's Italy World Cup squad should he fail to up his game at Liverpool, fuelling further speculation of a possible loan deal back to Seria A.
Zavaglia again dismissed such claims: "On loan? This is fantasy football. Aquilani is happy at Liverpool and the adventure has not the slightest possibility of changing."
