Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri has ruled out sending Sebastian Giovinco away on-loan in January.

The attacker saw action in yesterday's 4-0 defeat of Reggina and Ranieri explained: "We already sent him out on loan to mature last season. Now he has to battle to win his place in the side. There is no point in him playing 20 games in another team, as he needs to earn his position at Juventus.

"It won't be easy, but this club means always asking for more and pushing yourself beyond your limitations.

"We called him back because we have great belief in Giovinco. He doesn't have a specific position yet, as he could be a support striker or wide left in a 4-4-2, where he played a lot for Empoli last term, which is why I didn't sign another player to be Nedved's understudy."