For several days, the name of Miralem Pjanic has been associated with FC Barcelona. Coach of Juventus, Maurizio Sarri has spoken out on a possible departure of his playing master.
Sarri decides on the departure of Miralem Pjanic
In recent days, the Spanish and transalpine media have been talking about a future exchange between Barça and Juventus. Miralem Pjanic would then settle down in Spain whileArthur Melo would do the opposite. An operation that could be carried out in the next hours according to these media. At the end of the victory of Juventus (4-0) against Lecce, Maurizio Sarri was asked to comment on a possible departure of Pjanic. The Bianconeri coach is not against the transfer but wants to keep his midfielder at least until the end of the season. “I don’t know if Pjanic will still play with Juve, I haven’t received any communication (…) I hope he can stay with us until the end, there will be no repercussions”, said the former Chelsea coach.
Sarri kicks in touch for Arthur
If he wants to keep his master playing until the end of the season, Maurizio Sarri did not comment on Arthur Melo. “He’s a Barcelona player, I don’t want to talk about him, it would sound bad to me. I didn’t like it at all when Setién did it with Pjanic, ”said the Juventus coach. Arriving in Turin in 2016, the future of the Bosnian midfielder has never been more questioned than since the arrival of Maurizio Sarri. The Old Lady’s coach seems to prefer a more defensive profile like Rodrigo Bentancur. Likewise, the name of Jorginho, his former foal in Naples and then in Chelsea has often been associated with Juve. But the Turin management would have set its sights on Arthur Melo. According to the specialist in the transfer window Nicolo Schira, the Brazilian community should pass his medical examination on Sunday when his Bosnian alter ego does the same in Barcelona.
By Angel A.
Posted on June 27, 2020 at 3:11 PM | updated on June 27, 2020 at 15:11
