Following his well publicised falling out with Sampdoria patron Riccardo Garrone, Antonio Cassano could find himself looking for a new club in the January transfer window if his contract is successfully rescinded. With the darling of Italian football available on a free transfer, former director Luciano Moggi believes it could be a shrewd bit of business to bring the man formerly known as the ‘Bari brat’ to Turin.

Cassano could be looking for a new club in January ©Getty Images

Throughout his career ‘Fantantonio’ has had his fair share of troubles, but it was his move to Genoa to join the Blucerchiati in 2007 that finally saw him mature into one of the brightest stars in Italian football that he is today. Under the tutelage of current Juve coach Gigi Del Neri, he managed to put his off-field (and sometimes on-field) problems behind him and concentrate on the thing that mattered the most – football.

Drafted back into the new-look Azzurri, Cesare Prandelli has made no secret that the future of the national side revolves around Antonio and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli. Cassano has also found calm outside of football having married in the summer and is now expecting his first child. However, an outburst last month when he refused to attend an awards ceremony and allegedly called Garrone a ‘s***** old man’ has seen him back in the headlines for the wrong reasons and embroiled in a court case to have his contract terminated.

So, would it be a wise move to bring the fantastista to the Stadio Olimpico? Surely the fact he will be available on a free makes the decision a no-brainer? Of course there will always be question marks over whether he will prove to be a nuisance and a negative influence if he has another of his habitual tantrums – coined as ‘Cassanata’. However, this gifted player flourished under Del Neri at the Marassi, so who’s to say he wouldn’t become a hero in the black and white of Juve?

Perhaps the current squad will prevent the transfer, with Ale Del Piero, Fabio Quagliarella, Milos Krasic and Jorge Martinez all suited to playing off the striker or on the wing, is there room for the former Roma and Real Madrid man?