"Chiellini and Buffon's renewals are almost here. And I think Dybala too, this break has interrupted communications a bit, but our desire is to keep him with us as long as possible. Higuain? He's worried, but we hope he continues with us for the remaining year of his contract."
The words of Juventus' sporting director Paratici shine a spotlight on the Italian champions' moves, while they seem to be dashing the Pogba dream, now in the plans of Inter and Real Madrid: "he's a great footballer, but he might struggle to get the same wages as before", as if to say that the Frenchman is asking for too much. On the possible Pjanic-Arthur swap with Barcelona, the admission is that "we always talk among ourselves, I mean between big clubs". And speaking of big football stars, Liverpool no longer hides their interest in Koulibaly, who with Van Dijk would form a 'monstrous' pair, but the Reds' problem is that Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis doesn't give discounts and is asking for 100 million for his defender, declining any offer of partial technical compensation, which would then be the Lovren that Lazio likes. The Biancocelesti management is evaluating the profile of Artem Dzyuba, a 31-year-old Russian striker whose contract with Zenit St. Petersburg is expiring. Almost 2 meters tall, he is the classic 'tower'. Lazio's sporting director Tare also likes the 'son of art' Hagi jr and Luis Suarez, namesake of the Barcelona champion, a 22-year-old Colombian with a Spanish passport who has shown off at Zaragoza, scoring 17 goals in 29 games in the Segunda Division. He is owned by Watford, who value him at ten million euros. Fiorentina is also active, and while waiting to decide on the jewels Chiesa and Castrovilli, they are evaluating a purchase in midfield despite the purchases made in January of Duncan and Amrabat. They really like Manuel Locatelli from Sassuolo, but there could be a rekindling of the flame for Sander Berge, who however left Genk in January to move to Sheffield United. Viola are also looking for a striker, because they seem determined not to redeem Cutrone. Also leaving is captain Pezzella, who is liked by Roma. Parma's sporting director Daniele Faggiani admitted his interest in Giovinco and revealed that he had attempted to sign Piatek: "the attempt was real. We spoke but it wasn't easy, there were many teams that could afford his salary". Milan are instead targeting Dominik Szoboszlai, a Hungarian midfielder, born in 2000, from Salzburg, who was followed for a long time last year by Lazio, and who Hungary coach Marco Rossi compared to Milinkovic.
Article published on May 3, 2020 - 20:04 pm
