Juventus Roundtable: Should the Old Lady Make a Big Move in January?

After two months on the sidelines because of busy lives and the holiday season, the Juventus Roundtable has returned to discuss January’s hottest topic: the winter transfer window.

The usual suspects, Danny, Marzia, and Zahi are back to debate whether any type of move is really needed during the January transfer window and what should be bought if in fact a move is made.

MARZIA HAZRA

As far as the January transfer window is concerned, I think that Juventus should lay low. The team has been spectacular in the first half of the season, especially considering the alarming rate of injured players.

Gianluigi Buffon's return date is planned for Jan. 11 but with Alexander Manninger proving his worth between the sticks, he has shown that no one is irreplaceable.

As for the offense, with Amauri and Alessandro Del Piero’s successful partnership in the attack, David Trezeguet’s absence has gone by quietly.

The two positions in which Juventus could, but not necessarily should strengthen perhaps right away are the midfield and defense.

A creative midfielder has been high on the club’s list. I can see Juventus acting during the summer on this, but I don’t see how Werder Bremen’s Diego, who has been heavily linked with a move to Turin over the past year, would fit into Claudio Ranieri’s squad.

As for the second addition I would like to see Juventus bringing in a decent centre back. Whenever Giorgio Chiellini is out injured the sense of security in the defense is lost. Olof Mellberg usually does the job without fuss, but he’s hardly the same caliber as Chiellini.

I’m realistic and seeing it as Juventus has not come this far just by skill, but also with a bit of luck. I still don’t think that the club needs to act in the transfer market this month. Ranieri has built a harmonic squad that works cohesively and bringing in new faces in January would just disrupt the flow.

There’s just no need to fix something that isn’t broken.

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