The Bianconeri are in a lot of trouble. Still in the footsteps of Inter Milan for the race for the Scudetto, Juventus can count on its captain in form, Adrien Rabiot, on Manuel Locatelli, just extended until 2028 as well as on the American Weston McKennie. However, only them are left to complete the Old Lady’s midfield after the suspensions of Paul Pogba (doping) and Nicolo Fagioli (sports betting). In order to compensate for their long absences, the Old Lady has been working for months to find a replacement for them.
But it is a file that has been bogged down for months now. At the end of last year, the Bianconeri began looking into the Premier League and three names came back: Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Pierre-Emile Hojberg (Tottenham) and Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City). Three players pushed out this winter, but Thomas Partey is only just recovering from an injury, while the leads leading to Pierre-Emile Hojberg and Kalvin Phillips, also courted by Paris Saint-Germain, are not moving forward.
Juventus faces several refusals
“Cristiano Giuntoli, our sporting director, and Manna are looking around to see if there is a possibility of bringing in a player. I’m happy with this group and we must continue like this. The club knows what to do and what not to do, messing with what is good can create problems., Massimiliano Allegri recently said about the arrival of a midfielder this winter. As we revealed to you exclusively earlier in the year, Teun Koopmeiners also represented a serious prospect, but it still seems too early for the Old Lady to be able to meet Atalanta’s economic expectations.
Still according to our indiscretions, low cost ideas began to emerge among the leaders of the Old Lady, notably those leading to Morten Frendrup, Andrea Colpani and Sandi Lovric, while the Serbian international from Udinese, Lazar Samardžić, was a priority, but moves away from an arrival due to the economic problems of the Bianconeri. For the moment, according to the Italian press, the big target remains Ederson, a 24-year-old Brazilian who plays for Atalanta, but here again, we will have to find a clever formula to convince the Dea to let go of him this winter …
Juventus tries surprising avenues
Another surprising lead is that leading to Jordan Henderson, who is very poorly acclimatized to the Saudi climate. In social difficulty at Al-Ettifaq, the ex-captain of the Reds is targeted by Juve, who want him on loan. But here again, the Bianconeri’s room for maneuver is limited and unless Moise Kean leaves, the operation is on hold, while we learned that Rennes’ Nemanja Matić, also poorly acclimated to Brittany and a priority target of OL, was also offered to Juventus and AC Milan by his entourage.
A real project, which completely forces the second places in Serie A to wait until next summer to finally find their midfielder. Because it is not just the only priority sector. But defensively, Juve had less difficulty finding happiness. As we announced to you exclusively on our site, Lille has reached an agreement with Juventus for a 3.5 million euro transfer of Portuguese central defender Tiago Djaló, with a percentage on a future resale. Enough to relieve Max Allegri a little.
