Juve, Torino fight for Knezevic

Juventus are set for a tug of war over new signing Dario Knezevic after cross-town rivals Torino said the Croatia defender should be joining them instead.

Juventus announced on their Web site (www.juventus.com) on Monday that the 26-year-old had joined them from relegated Livorno.

The statement gave no financial details of the deal, although Italian media reported that Juve had taken Knezevic on loan with an option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season.

However, later on Monday a Torino spokesman said they had deposited a contract for the player's transfer from Livorno with the Italian Soccer League.

"I don't think you can sell a player twice," La Gazzetta dello Sport's Web site (www.gazzetta.it) quoted Torino president Urbano Cairo as saying. "It's a question of good faith. The world of football must have rules.

Juventus said Knezevic passed a medical on Monday after he suffered a knee ligament strain playing in Croatia's 1-0 Euro 2008 Group B win over Poland on June 16.