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Juventus new boy Bernardeschi snubbed number 10 to avoid Baggio comparisons

The big-money summer signing has turned down the famous jersey in Turin, insisting he does not want to be compared to some of its former owners

New Juventus signing Federico Bernardeschi claims it would be disrespectful to compare him with former Italy star Roberto Baggio.

Bernardeschi completed his €40million transfer from Fiorentina on Monday and has been handed the number 33 shirt for the new season, despite having worn the number 10 at the Artemio Franchi.

The 23-year-old's move has been compared to that of Baggio, who left Fiorentina for Juve in 1990 for what was then a world-record fee of £8million in a deal that sparked riots from furious Viola fans on the streets of Florence.