The European and Spanish champions said that the 34-year-old France veteran Thuram signed a two-year deal and the 29-year-old Zambrotta inked a four-year contract on Thursday.

    Juventus, hit by a match-fixing scandal, has been relegated to Italian Serie B, stripped of its last two Serie A titles and banned from next season's Champions League.

    A host of players, including some members of the World Cup finalists France and Italy, are expected to move elsewhere.

    Another Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid had reached agreement with Juventus over the transfers of Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro and Brazilian Emerson, each on three-year contracts.

    Former Juventus coach Fabio Capello had also left this month to take over at Real Madrid. Enditem