While a handful of clubs still remain focused on major national or European deadlines, the majority of European teams are already preparing for their summer transfer window. With the Euro and Olympic Games coming together, technical and sporting management have no time to waste and already want to draw the first lines in their objectives on the transfer market. Especially since the order of world football could well be turned upside down with numerous changes on the benches of the big clubs, added to an already historic arrival of Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid. In Italy, the case of Juventus is still causing a lot of ink to flow in the transalpine press, at a time when Thiago Motta is still in pole position to take over from Massmiliano Allegri on the Turin bench. Indeed, as we have revealed to you several times in recent weeks, Massimiliano Allegri, under contract until 2025, will pack up this summer. This is the wish of the new Turin management led by Cristiano Giuntoli for several months.
The time has therefore come for changes on the bench of Juventus, which is preparing to write a new page in its history with a new sporting project focused in particular on youth around leaders already present such as Gleison Bremer, Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic. The installations of Kenan Yildiz, Fabio Miretti, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Andrea Cambiaso in the rotation are irrefutable proof of this. Just like winter recruits Tiago Djaló and Carlos Alcaraz. Without forgetting the presence of Nicolò Fagioli and Samuel Iling-Junior. A great group of youngsters to which we must add the trio of young nuggets loaned to Frosinone, Enzo Barrenechea, Matias Soulé and Kaio Jorge. But to further strengthen the base already in place, the Bianconeri are determined to recruit big names during the summer transfer window and solidifying the axis of the Turin game will be fundamental for Thiago Motta’s system.
A loan in the viewfinder
According to information from La Gazzetta dello Sport, the management of Juventus has checked the profile of Manuel Ugarte (23 years old) to strengthen its midfield. Indeed, while Adrien Rabiot’s extension is still pending and many first leads such as Teun Koopmeiners, Mikel Merino, Martín Zubimendi and Lazar Samardžić have not been moving forward for several months, the duo Cristiano Giuntoli – Giovanni Manna is currently working on a loan from Uruguayan midfielder Paris Saint-Germain. The newspaper with the pink pages recalls that Giuntoli maintains excellent relations with Luis Campos, the two men having already negotiated at length for the transfer of Victor Osimhen from Lille to Naples. Convinced that the profile of a needy midfielder, strong in recovery and recovery, could work wonders under Thiago Motta. The Capital club would have even contacted several clubs in Italy to test the market for the former Sporting player, again according to the Italian daily.
Recruited at the price of 60 million euros last summer, Manuel Ugarte made a flamboyant debut in the Parisian jersey, before being gradually eclipsed by the thunderous awakening of Vitinha, the explosion of Warren Zaire -Emery and the preponderant place that Fabian Ruiz takes in Luis Enrique’s system. The Uruguayan no longer finds his place in the rotation and PSG would evaluate his farewells. This season, he has appeared 35 times with Paris, including 23 in Ligue 1 for no goals scored and three assists provided, in all competitions. There Gazzetta dello Sport adds that Paris Saint-Germain are unlikely to want to immediately sell Manuel Ugarte after just one season in the French capital but that a loan could be beneficial for all parties involved in this deal. In any case, Juventus wants to satisfy Thiago Motta and what could be better than stealing a midfielder from PSG?
