The Spanish defender's father, Joan Pique, has claimed that talks were at an advanced stage with Juve before Barca lodged a bid.
"Gerard was very close to joining Juve before he signed for Barcelona," Joan Pique told RAC 1.
Pique progressed through the Barca youth system before joining United in 2004.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 38 |
| 2 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Real BetisBetis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | GironaGirona | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Leganes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | AlavesAlaves | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 15 |
| 19 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 34 | -22 | 12 |
| 20 | Valencia | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 11 |
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