Unofficial: Vieira Agrees To Join Juve!

As yet unconfirmed reports from Italy claim that Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has agreed to join Juventus for 15 million euros (£10 million) on a five-year contract. Juventus had sent a top level delegation to London in order to thrash out a deal for Vieira. General director Luciano Moggi, vice president Roberto Bettega and chief officer Antonio Giraudo flew into the UK to try to finalise a transfer fee. Juve were believed to have offered €7 million including a player, either Stephen Appiah or Jonathan Zebina, although this fell short of Vieira’s valuation. If the reports from Italy are confirmed, it would appear that the Bianconeri upped their price and agreement was reached. Vieira was Arsene Wenger’s first signing for Arsenal, joining the Gunners in August 1996 from AC Milan.