Juventus could get a defensive reinforcement from Lyon. Nicolas Tagliafico he could be the safe second hand for the Bianconeri in view of January: world champion whose contract expires in a team that has 500 million in debt and a desperate need to monetize to avoid sinking into Serie B. According to the Corriere dello Sportthe flexible 32-year-old Argentine, who can play as a full-back and also as a central defender, could be a good deal based on the quality-price ratio.
The operation can be closed in January for 5 million and the profile is compatible with the Lady’s needs: the left-handed full-back, whose interests are looked after by the same agency (CAA Stellar) which also deals with Milik, Fagioli and Kalulu, In his career he has also often played well at central defense thanks to his excellent ability to set up the game, a characteristic that Thiago greatly appreciates. His nationality does not affect the slots for non-EU citizens: Juve already has the slots full having signed Douglas Luiz and Adzic in the summer, but Tagliafico is the son of a Genoese and grandson, on his mother’s side, of a Calabrian born in Lamezia Terme, therefore he has always had a double passport.
Banfield, the faith he had as a boy to the point of not abandoning this club even after relegation, raised him and made him a man, the Independiente of the “Profe” Ariel Holan introduced him to the great South American football, Ajax gave the showcase it deserved (in 2019 it reached the semi-final of the Champions League after eliminating CR7’s Juventus) and Lyon a second life in high-level football in Europe. Tagliafico has been through the entire youth national team and has been a pillar of the Selección since 2017.