Juve sells and prepares for the final phase of the market, but if Juve sells it means that Roma buys: Soulé. In short, the market begins with its joints. The sale of the Argentine, who grew up in Juventus and exploded last year in Frosinone, makes many turn up their noses (as well as that of Hujsen, another talent that emerged from the investments made in the youth sector and Under23) because one could imagine that these players could have a future in black and white. But in some way they will contribute to building the future of Juventus. Because thanks to these 50 million (30 for Soulé, 20 for Hujsen, for which there is a head to head between Stuttgart and Bournemouth) the Juventus market will be able to restart. The famous three signings, one for each department, of the press conference to present Tiago Motta. First of all, of course, the defender: Todibo is the name that Giuntoli has been working on for some time. However, the formula cannot be that of a sale or a certain obligation to redeem. A loan with a right, which may perhaps become an obligation under certain conditions, but not a deferred purchase, in short.
Then an outside striker will be needed. And here the names are different and Juve has not yet sunk. Sancho, Pepé, Galeno, Gudmunsson himself. So far these are the ones but new ones are not excluded. Also because Juventus has shown that it always has many open paths.
In midfield there is one name and it is the one that has always been done so far: Koopmeiners. But be careful because the road is anything but downhill. Percassi’s words last week cannot be underestimated: “Koopmeiners is not on the market”. It is not just an attempt to keep the price high, it is the real intention of the club, in common agreement with Gasperini.
We can’t know how it will end, it certainly won’t be a walk in the park. In fact, there is the risk that this situation will lead to very high tension (certainly between the clubs, especially if the player were to push): this is why we can’t rule out here too that there may be other names in Giuntoli’s head.
But let’s get to the buyer, namely Roma. The negotiations with Juve for Soulé continue at a fast pace. The will is to close and Roma is slowly getting closer to Juventus’ request of 30 million euros. By dint of small raises they have reached a minimum distance (about 4 million without bonuses). And so Roma, if as we imagine they continue with this policy, will have the Argentine winger at their disposal. And yesterday there was also an approach for Dobvyk who will go to Atletico Madrid, but the Giallorossi club wanted to know the numbers of the operation and understand if there are still terms to be able to reverse the situation. In the meantime – again Roma – has closed the operation with Djungardens for Dhal, full-back, born in 2003, cost: 4 million euros.
Napoli also continues its campaign to strengthen. Osimhen aside (with Lukaku everything is being defined: three-year contract worth 6 million euros per season plus bonuses and the strategy to take him away from Chelsea is to offer less than the 35 million that the English club is asking for in the first instance) the interest in Brescianini from Frosinone continues: as soon as Gaetano leaves (destination Cagliari) they will sink for him.
In the meantime Lindstrom will go to Everton (for a loan of 3 million and a right of redemption at 22) and the negotiations with Rennes for Ostigard continue. Then Napoli will decide how to replace Lindstrom: whether by making a “hit” or a less expensive player but still with a high technical level.
Milan also continues to think about their transfer campaign. They continue to work for Pavlovic (the gap with Salzburg is narrowing) and confidence is also increasing for Emerson Royal, who has always been considered a priority. If these two negotiations were to come to fruition, there would be no room for Rios, Colombian, given that he would also be a non-EU citizen. And therefore they will have to find other ways to possibly replace Fofana, for whom Monaco is raising the wall today and, thanks to the inclusion of other clubs, is keeping the price very high. And Samardzic always remains as a player (alternative to Loftus Cheek) with whom to complete the midfield.