Villa vie for Miccoli

JUVENTUS claim either Aston Villa or Benfica will buy Italian forward Fabrizio Miccoli in the next 48 hours.

The Serie A champions want to find a permanent new home for the forward, who played at Fiorentina last season after joining them in a deal which ended up with his rights being co-owned by both Juve and the Viola.

“We need to sell a striker, and that would be Miccoli,” said Juventus general director Luciano Moggi. “In a couple of days, we will know whether he will go to Benfica or Aston Villa.”