Jules
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Juventus defensive duo Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram have agreed to join Champions League winners Barcelona.
Zambrotta has signed a four-year deal with the Catalan giants while Thuram has penned a two-year deal.
Suggestions in the Spanish Press suggest that the combined deal for the pair is worth £13m, just short of the reported £14m that Real Madrid paid the Bianconeri for Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson earlier in the week.
Zambrotta, who joined Juve from Bari in 1999, was contracted to Juventus until 2010 and was coveted by several leading European clubs due to his versatility – he can play either left or right-back.
Thuram, who had been with Juventus since his 2001 switch from Parma, can either cover the right-back slot or play in central defence.
The duo will join up with Frank Rijkaard’s squad in time for next month’s North American tour.
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Fuck sake, the spanish teams getting all the big players 