da aposte e ganhe： Alessandro Del Piero is determined to stay at Juventus and is waiting to be offered a new contract, according to his brother and agent.
da dobrowin： Del Piero, 36, has amassed club records in appearances and goals since joining the Old Lady in 1993, but he is yet to be officially told his contract will be extended beyond its June expiry.
The veteran striker was initially non-committal over his future at the Stadio Olimpico but has since indicated he would prefer to stay at the club he joined from Padova as an 18-year-old.
Now that the January transfer window has closed, Del Piero is hoping Juve will reward him with a contract extension into the 2011/12 season.
“We’ve waited until the transfer window closed because it was right to give Juventus the serenity needed at this stage of the season,” Stefano Del Piero, the player’s agent and brother, told Ansa.
“There will soon be a number of exploratory meetings and in the first we will be told by Juventus what their intentions are.”
“Alessandro has decided that he wants to stay, but it will depend on the club to define how that will happen.”
“If Juventus don’t intend to continue with Alessandro then we would be disappointed, but we would take note of that fact with mutual respect.”
It is believed Juve are keen to offer their club legend a pay-as-you-play extension over the next season, with a clause allowing Del Piero to become a future club director at the Old Lady.