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. In this sense, Juventus needed cash to finance other arrivals. The Italian midfielder, Manuel Locatelli, had therefore quickly seen his situation and his future become blurred in the Turin club. As we revealed to you in recent weeks, a big meeting was scheduled between the player, Thiago Motta and Cristiano Giuntoli on their return from vacation. During this famous interview scheduled with his club, Manuel Locatelli sought assurances to play and have a real role in this transition project in Turin. Otherwise he would ask to leave, knowing that he would not be short of offers, particularly from Marseille, who are monitoring him with unofficial contacts established beforehand between Roberto De Zerbi’s staff and the 26-year-old midfielder’s entourage.
And according to our information, the meeting went perfectly between the two parties and the climate seems to be calming down: Thiago Motta wanted to reassure Manuel Locatelli about his future status in the rotation of his Juventus, while Cristiano Giuntoli confirmed to him that a sale was not a real objective for the moment, only a necessity in case of emergency, especially since Adrien Rabiot, who was a summer priority for Juve, announced that he would not extend his lease with the Piedmontese club, thus freeing up a place in the Turin midfield. Moreover, on Locatelli’s side, the former Sassuolo player is one of the elements who is impressing the most at the start of the summer preparation with the Bianconeri. Enough to cool down the suitors a little for the moment. It remains to be seen if other twists and turns will take place in the coming weeks since Juventus will always need to sell in order to buy, whatever happens. But today, the trend is not towards the departure of Manuel Locatelli, who is highly regarded by Thiago Motta, who is doing everything to consider him during this month of July.
