Swedish international centre-back Olof Mellberg will join Greek champions Olympiacos for an initial fee of £2.1m spread across two instalments, Serie A runners-up Juventus have announced.
The former Aston Villa captain represented the bianconeri on 27 occasions but qualms over his future in Turin intensified when the arrival of Fabio Cannavaro was unveiled, creating a fierce situation whereby the two central defensive positions would be disputed by the Italian national trio of Giorgio Chiellini, Nicola Legrottaglie and 126-capped Cannavaro alongside Mellberg.
Wind the clock back twelve months and Mellberg arrived at Juventus with an envious reputation as one of the most reliable defenders in the Premier League, a resolute structure and a calming figurehead requisite in a potentially incoherent rearguard. Several unsettling performances for the Old Lady did not, however, dislodge Olympiacos’ interest as the Greeks aim to channel the wise experience accumulated by Mellberg into a thriving conquest on Europe.
Juventus can also expect to reel in a championship bonus of £430,000 if Olympiacos extend their Super League domination to a successive fourth crown.
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