Torino defender Ogbonna finalises Juventus move
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Italy centre-back Angelo Ogbonna has joined Italian champions Juventus from Torino FC after the rivals agreed a fee of €13m that could rise to €15m for the 25-year-old.
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Italy defender Angelo Ogbonna has joined Juventus from Torino FC after the city rivals agreed a fee of €13m that could rise to €15m for the 25-year-old.
Ogbonna passed a medical this morning before putting pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at Juventus until summer 2018. The centre-back, who was called up for UEFA EURO 2012 but did not play in Poland and Ukraine, has spent his entire career with Torino having come through the academy, save for a loan spell at FC Crotone in 2007/08.
Juventus, who won their second successive Scudetto last season, will begin their UEFA Champions League campaign in the group stage.