Leeds United flop now signed as an ‘investment’

According to claims in the Italian media Juventus have signed former Leeds United defender Dario Del Fabro as an ‘investment’.

The 22 year old this week sealed his dream move to the Serie A champions, but he’s now likely to be shipped out on loan for next season.

Corriere dello Sport say despite Del Fabro arriving from Cagliari, Juventus see the youngster as one for the future, and that there was no intention he would replace the departed Leonardo Bonucci.

Del Fabro is seen as one of the best young central defenders in Serie A, but will be loaned back out to continue his development. The likes of Carpi and Venezia have been linked with a move for the player in recent weeks, which would mean paying a loan fee to Juventus.

If Del Fabro reaches his potential through a a loan this could only benefit the Serie A giants with regards to either promoting him to the first team, or selling him for a larger transfer fee than they paid Caligari.

Del Fabro was one of many players to arrive at Leeds United from Italy during Massimo Cellino’s early reign at the club, but he played just a handful of games during the 2014/15 season.

Cellino and sporting director Nicola Salerno adopted a policy of recruiting from Serie A and B at Leeds United, and that summer the likes of Marco Silvestri, Giuseppe Bellusci and Mirco Antenucci also arrived at Elland Road.

Del Fabro was one of six players controversially left out of Leeds United’s squad by Cellino when they faced Charlton Athletic in 2015. Shortly after the incident the Italian defender exited the club after an unsuccessful loan spell in England.