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“Allegri a top shot. Locatelli at Juve seems even stronger”

Good morning Carnivals. Tomorrow there is Juventus-Sassuolo, you will see the Juventus dg Federico Cherubini again. At what number of meetings are we in 2021 after the summer soap opera for Locatelli?
«I lost count … Let’s say that fortunately this time it is a match, not a market meeting. I am pleased to see Cherubini again. He is a friend and an excellent manager, a mix of his masters Marotta and Paratici ».

Was that for Locatelli at Juventus the most complicated negotiation you experienced as Sassuolo’s CEO?
“The longest, not the most difficult. The most complicated negotiation was the one with Lotito for the sale of Acerbi to Lazio. Having said that, with Juventus we have come close to breaking up several times. Then luckily we managed to find a great deal for everyone. The bianconeri have made an important effort to meet our requests ».

There is still someone who claims that Sassuolo “gave” a European champion to the Bianconeri, given that the initial two-year loan is free: what do you think?
«Those who support this thesis are probably not very competent in contracts. We will collect as much as we wanted (37.5 million between fixed and bonus, ed). We are satisfied and so are Juventus and Locatelli, who always wanted only the bianconeri ».

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How will Locatelli greet?
«I will hug him. And I will remind him that he still owes me a dinner … ».

What dinner?
«Because when this summer I informed Manuel, anxiously awaiting, that we had finally reached an agreement with Juventus, he said to me: ‘Director, I owe you a dinner.’ My answer? “Manuel, you get along with little …”. The idea is to go and eat pizza in the same restaurant in Milan where we met by chance for the first time, when he was still playing for Milan ».

What impression is Juventus Locatelli making on you and, by virtue of the bonuses set with Juventus, do you hope more than signs or assists?
«In Sassuolo we all hope that Manuel does well: we always remain close to our boys. He already seemed very strong with us, Locatelli, but at Juventus I think he has grown further ».

Back to the bonuses?
«There are, for us the important thing is that Manuel plays a lot … But if he scores I don’t rejoice, I only celebrate Sassuolo’s goals. We come to Turin to play it all the way, as it is in the spirit of Sassuolo ».

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