Reports in Italy suggest Juve have agreed terms with Stankovic and negotiated a fee with Inter, but the Bianconeri fans' anger at the proposed deal - which has seen websites and phone-ins bombarded by messages of complaint - has forced a rethink.

"The fans' opinion is important," said Cobolli Gigli. "And we need to make a whole other series of evaluations as well.

"I believe that Stankovic is still being looked at, but the fans' opinion carries an indubitable weight."

Juve's supporters took a dislike to the Serbia star after he turned a move to the Old Lady when he left Lazio in 2004.

Fans of the Turin club were further enraged when Stankovic enthusiastically celebrated Inter's 2006 Scudetto win, which came after the Bianconeri were stripped of the crown in the wake of Italian match-fixing scandal.

Meanwhile, Cobolli Gigli confirmed Juve are interested in bring in a midfielder but refused to comment on reports linking the club with Liverpool's Xabi Alonso.

"The aim is to reinforce the midfield," he continued. "At the moment there really isn't a name on the horizon, but I believe that next week we will come to a conclusion.

"It's premature to say any names."