Despite the official arrivals of Douglas Luiz and Khéphren Thuram as well as the return from suspension of Nicolò Fagioli, Juventus is far from having finished its work in its midfield. Indeed, the Dutch midfielder Teun Koopmeiners also has a contractual agreement with the Bianconeri and the last details must be settled. This is how Manuel Locatelli’s situation continues to become more and more complex in the future rotation of Juventus. According to our information, a meeting is planned between Locatelli, Thiago Motta and Cristiano Giuntoli when the player returns from vacation, this week. The club is not changing its position: Juventus is not against selling Locatelli to finance Koopmeiners and also extend Adrien Rabiot, still considered a big priority in the mind of the new coach. On the player’s side too, it is not time to change plans.
During this scheduled meeting with his club, Manuel Locatelli will seek to have the assurance of playing and having a real role in this transition project in Turin, otherwise he knows that he will not lack offers, particularly from Marseille who are monitoring him, as we revealed to you last week. Moreover, according to our information, there have indeed been unofficial rapprochements between the 26-year-old player’s entourage and Roberto De Zerbi’s staff on Locatelli’s desire to come to Marseille in the event of his departure. Nevertheless, the negotiations are not advanced and are still in their infancy. No offer has been made, whether it be OM or other European clubs. Everyone seems to be in the starting blocks waiting to really know if Manuel Locatelli will be officially placed on the transfer list. The meeting between Locatelli, Motta and Giuntoli will determine many things.
