Torino Have Giannichedda Idea

The transfer window may be closed for most teams and players, however some players are now out of contract and are still looking for a new club to lend their talents to. One of these players is Giuliano Giannichedda, who has attracted the attention of the Granata.

Torino are looking for a replacement for Austrailian Vince Grella, a ball-winner in midfield who left for Blackburn during the summer. The club did bring in young Swiss midfielder Blerin Dzemaili, but coach Gianni De Biasi intend to use him as more of a deep-lying playmaker similar to veteran Eugenio Corini.

Giannichedda in fact in a recent interview stated he has had contact with Torino as well as Frosinone and former club Udinese. At the Stadio Fruili the defensive midfielder put in several good performances that even resulted in him earning a few appearances for the national team, at the time coached by Dino Zoff.

The player was a first-team regular on both Udinese (where he played between 1995-2001) and Lazio (from 2001-2005), before a brief and unsuccessful spell at Juventus (2005 to 2007). He spent last season at Livorno but failed to make much of an impact as the club were relegated to Serie B.

The player will be turning 34 on September 21, and it should be known very soon whether he will join Torino or attempt to continue his career elsewhere in the peninsula.