Thuram Case: France Displaced. No Olympics but Juventus Defends Itsself

Khephren Thuram is close to becoming a new Juve player. The agreement on the five-year contract worth 2.5 million net per season was reached with the club by his entourage and while he was in the Under 23 national team retreat, the agreement between Juve and Nice on the basis of 20 million plus bonuses was also reached, we read on The print.

The player will not leave with France for the Olympic Games and it was the coach Thierry Henry who announced it in a press conference, saying, indirectly, that it was Juventus who vetoed his call-up. However, Juve has distanced itself from the accusations coming from France, even though Henry has obviously not directly implicated Juve. Meanwhile, a clear line has filtered out from the Continassa headquarters: Thuram is not a Juve player and the club has no rights over him, in short.