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Del Piero Wants A Personal Trainer

Alessandro Del Piero is facing another showdown with Juventus, this time over his demand for the club to appoint a personal trainer for him.

Del Piero has not looked physically sharp this season, and The Golden Boy believes this may be the reason for his disappointing recent form.

He is therefore looking to follow in the footsteps of Francesco Totti and the legendary Roberto Baggio, who both employed personal trainers as they moved towards the tail-end of their respective careers.

Juventus Coach Claudio Ranieri is believed to be unwilling to grant Del Piero his wish, as he believes it will damage team unity by the fact that one player is getting special privileges.

This will not be the first point of disagreement between player and club. Del Piero is currently engaged in fractious contract negotiations, with the Juve hierarchy unwilling to meet the 32-year-old’s estimated salary demands of £3.2m a season.

Del Boy has also expressed his disapproval at Ranieri playing him out of position, in a trequartista role behind Vincenzo Iaquinta and David Trezeguet.

These are testing times for Del Piero and he was also left out of Roberto Donadoni’s recent Italy squad for the games with Georgia and South Africa.

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To be fair he hasn't looked himself this season so maybe this is what he needs, Ranieri shouldn't stand in his way.