Juventus will attempt to pull off an identical formulation to the one which introduced Carlos Alcaraz to Turin final January as they try to signal Antonio Silva.
The Bianconeri wanted a brand new midfielder amidst their harm disaster final season, so that they ended up signing the younger Southampton man on a curious deal simply earlier than the closure of the winter switch session.
The Serie A giants paid 4 million euros to the Premier League facet in mortgage charges, whereas the deal included an possibility to purchase for a whopping 49 million euros. In the long run, even Cristiano Giuntoli implied that Juventus by no means supposed to splash this determine, however that they had little time to barter extra favorable phrases with the switch window drawing to an in depth.
Therefore, Juventus would have tried to supply considerably decrease figures had they supposed to maintain the Argentine, however his underwhelming shows throughout his transient spell in Turin prompted the supervisor to desert the plan altogether and switch to different targets.
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Nonetheless, the membership may revisit the formulation as they try to lure Silva to Turin. The 21-year-old has lately emerged as one among their major targets to bolster Thiago Motta’s injury-ravaged backline.
So in accordance with Il Corriere dello Sport through IlBianconero, Juventus may provide Benfica an costly mortgage provide (as much as 5 million euros), with an possibility to purchase set at 30 million.
Though the Previous Woman can be going through stern competitors for the Portuguese defender, they’re counting on their glorious relationship along with his agent Jorge Mendes, who additionally introduced Francisco Conceicao to Continassa beneath comparable phrases.
The defender’s need to depart Lisbon is fueled by his lack of taking part in time because the appointment of Bruno Lage as Benfica head coach as a substitute for Roger Schmidt.