Juve count on Mutu to bounce back

JUVENTUS insist Adrian Mutu does not have a serious drug problem and have backed him to rebuild his career in Turin.

Mutu has agreed to join the Serie A leaders, and terms on a five-year contract have been finalised, but any move cannot be completed until the English FA release his registration.

The Romanian striker was sacked by Chelsea in October and banned for seven months by the FA after testing positive for cocaine.

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