The transfer of the defender has now been concluded, but there was little love lost between the two clubs after Lyon had accuesd Juve of delaying the move.
“This is repugnant,” snapped general manager Marino Faccioli in French newspaper L’Equipe recently.
“The agreement had been reached and we sent a private plane to Turin to get the player. We accepted that Boumsong would play the first leg of the Coppa Italia in exchange for having him for the derby with St Etienne on Sunday.
“Now Juve want him for the second leg next week. This is totally stupid. In 30 years of my career I have never seen anything like it. I am astonished.”
La Vecchia Signora denied all the allegations that they had behaved poorly as general manager Jean-Claude Blanc responded to the outburst.
“This is why the controversy stirred up by the French directors is entirely fabricated;" he said.
"Juventus have never changed their idea on the initial objectives and always worked with fairness to achieve a convenient outcome for both clubs.”
The Italian outfit then made an official statement, that began by claiming that they do not respond to statements made by other clubs before responding to a statement made by another club.
“It is not in the style of Juventus to comment on the statements of other clubs, especially if they are regarding negotiations still in progress,” said the press release.
“In any case, Juventus confirm they always behaved in every phase of the talks in good faith, coherence and taking the necessary time to reach a good conclusion.
“Juventus allowed the player and Lyon to speed up the process by authorising contact and a medical, in perfect transparency.”
“This is repugnant,” snapped general manager Marino Faccioli in French newspaper L’Equipe recently.
“The agreement had been reached and we sent a private plane to Turin to get the player. We accepted that Boumsong would play the first leg of the Coppa Italia in exchange for having him for the derby with St Etienne on Sunday.
“Now Juve want him for the second leg next week. This is totally stupid. In 30 years of my career I have never seen anything like it. I am astonished.”
La Vecchia Signora denied all the allegations that they had behaved poorly as general manager Jean-Claude Blanc responded to the outburst.
“This is why the controversy stirred up by the French directors is entirely fabricated;" he said.
"Juventus have never changed their idea on the initial objectives and always worked with fairness to achieve a convenient outcome for both clubs.”
The Italian outfit then made an official statement, that began by claiming that they do not respond to statements made by other clubs before responding to a statement made by another club.
“It is not in the style of Juventus to comment on the statements of other clubs, especially if they are regarding negotiations still in progress,” said the press release.
“In any case, Juventus confirm they always behaved in every phase of the talks in good faith, coherence and taking the necessary time to reach a good conclusion.
“Juventus allowed the player and Lyon to speed up the process by authorising contact and a medical, in perfect transparency.”
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