Juventus News: we beat Middlesbrough to Kapo

By Dave Eadevic
March 16 2004

Sources in France say that premership side Middlesbrough were close to signing a pre-contract agreement with Olivier Kapo, until that is, Juventus swooped in.

Juventus had been watching the 23 year old striker for some time, but their hand was forced into more imediate action, when it was revealed to them just how close Middlesbrough potentially were to completeing a deal.

But now, the deals seams done and dusted with Kapo fully committed to live in Turin with Juve, after several clubs had been chasing the Auxere forward.