Ranieri on todays general press conference mentionned Iago a bit:
"We've been following Iago, potentially he's a quality player. We need to make this sort of investment for the first team and for the junior team.
Iago is technically very good, he needs to beef up because he has a slight build, but he has everything he needs to become a good player."
For those who are so sure we wil just loan out Iago immediately to the likes of Empoli and only see the back of him. Not gonna need to mention Ranieri's trust in some youngsters in Chelsea, but a very clear example of a player we even have now:
Sissoko was EXACTLY the same age and sitaution Iago is in now when Ranieri got him for Valencia. An 18 year old who had not played a SINGLE senior football game for Auxerre or at all yet, but immediately jumped in to play 43 games for Valencia (he was VERY RAW and error prone, but still got minute due to raw talent he showed). So Ranieri isnt of the typical calcio school of disregarding players based on their age, the opposite if he believes in them. So it all depends on if Iago is the good talent he is proclaimed to be.
Osman, I am highly skeptical that Falqué is going to get a chance at Juve this season. First of all, he lacks the physical strength that Ranieri likes in his players. Sissoko, Lampard, Terry, the players he has bought and developed, and, his specifically requested, Poulsen are all big players who can throw their bodies around. The only reason that Marchisio is playing is because he is a relatively powerful player and has been judged by Ranieri to be ready for the physical rigors of Serie A. Secondly, I don't believe Ranieri was responsible for this buy as he likes players who, as mentioned above, are physically powerful. I think it is much more likely that Secco and Gigle were responsible for this given Gigli's recently professed admiration for Barcelona's youth system. This move, as stated by Secco is more for Juventus' youth than their first team and I doubt he will be integrated any time soon.
In a side note, I think Giovinco is going to find it very tough to get more than a bit part at Juve this year and even that bit part is going to be a struggle. He is behind Trez, Amauri, Del Piero, Iaquinta, and most likely Nedved and he isn't the powerful player that Ranieri likes. Unless there is a change of coaches, Giovinco is going to be starved for playing time. Especially with the way Ranieri handles his substitutions.
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