Finally…Felipe Melo Moves to Juve

I’ve been holding off a new post waiting for Felipe Melo’s situation to clear up. Ever since his call up to the national team, he has been linked with moves to a bigger club. The past two weeks saw him linked to Arsenal and Juventus. Finally, tonight we can confirm that Felipe Melo will join Diego next season in Turin.

He joins Juventus in exchange for Marco Marchionni and €21 million, a stunning valuation for a player who only emerged as a marquee name this year. I think Juve might have overpaid a bit, however they get a very good defensive midfielder. You heard more and more commentators stating that Felipe Melo was one of the best at his position. They have put themselves in position to challenge Inter for the scudetto this season with their big moves this summer. This move essentially guarantees that Felipe Melo will be playing Champions League football for the indefinite future.

Another quick note…we could see Luis Fabiano move to AC Milan any day now. It would be great to see him and Pato play together, which is the combo up top I would like to see get a chance at some point.