After the departures of Ricardo Rodriguez, Koffi Djidji, Matteo Lovato and Alessandro Buongiorno, Torino had a huge defensive project to complete during this summer transfer window. While Saúl Coco was the first reinforcement, there are still at least two central defenders missing from Paolo Vanoli’s rotation. The Polish international, Sebastian Walukiewicz, will arrive soon, but the project is far from over since Toro is looking for a final defender. In this sense, the sporting director, Davide Vagnati, is multiplying the leads in this final sprint. Negotiations have also been opened for three profiles: Zeno Van Den Bosch from Antwerp, Carlos Cuesta from Genk and Flavius Daniliuc from Salernitana. According to our information, the Turin club has taken a big step towards signing the Colombian from Genk, but there are still details to be resolved, while negotiations are still stuck regarding the Belgian. The Austrian represents a plan B in the same way as Andrea Carboni of Monza.
To resolve this complex situation, Torino has made a considerable advance in the race for AS Monaco’s Chilean defender, Guillermo Maripán, as reported by Sky Italy. According to our information, the Granata even tried Joël Matip, still without a contract since the end of his lease with Liverpool, but the salary expectations were too high. They thus launched themselves on the trail of the Chilean and the negotiations seem to be taking a positive outcome in the form of a loan with obligation to buy. As we revealed to you, Stade Rennais and Stade Brestois were still eyeing the Vitacura native but Torino is in pole position, the directors are ready to offer him the targeted salary and the Italian destination appeals to the 30-year-old player. The possibility of seeing three defenders (Walukiewicz, Cuesta, Maripán) sign before Friday evening is not to be ruled out.
