The Juventus accelerates to close the first shot in midfield. Manuel Locatelli is the first name on the list of Juventus transfer men: for a couple of years in the notebook of the Turin club, he has returned from an excellent season with the Sassuolo and he is playing a European of the highest level, convincing even the last skeptics that he is now ready to jump into a big one.
It is expected today the meeting between Juventus and the managing director of the neroverde company Giovanni Carnevali: the goal is to negotiate for the Lecco midfielder to sink the blow as soon as possible and anticipate the other suitors, especially foreigners, who have made themselves heard in the last few days (last but not least, the Barcelona).
Juventus are relatively quiet, contacts with the player’s entourage are frequent, and Locatelli seems determined to move to Turin next season, but the bianconeri want to protect themselves from possible surprises and are ready to present the first offer to the Emilian company.
Sassuolo’s request is about 40-45 million euros: an important cash base will be needed, plus the card of some young players, Dragusin he seems the most likely to leave the Old Lady with him Ranocchia, Da Graca and Correia.
“At the moment for Locatelli we have only received requests from abroad – the CEO explained to Trc Carnevali -. I confirm that we will meet with Juventus in the next few days to talk about Locatelli but also about young people, ours and theirs. Locatelli in recent years in Sassuolo has made important progress especially on the character aspect. We took him from Milan for 12 million, an important figure for our club. The most important thing now is to leave him alone, then the future will also depend a lot on his ideas ”.
OMNISPORT | 23-06-2021 10:18
Fonte: Getty Images .
