According to a tweet from The Strachan Foundation, which will be opening up new premises at Evesham United, former Coventry City manager Gordon Strachan tried to sign current Juventus and Italian star Andre Pirlio.
The tweet says: "Gordon Strachan "When I was manager of Coventry I met up with Andrea Pirlos agent to bring him to the club when he was a youth team striker"
Tweet itself;
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Gordon Strachan "When I was manager of Coventry I met up with Andrea Pirlos agent to bring him to the club when he was a youth team striker"