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Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli stays the almost certainly candidate to be offered this month, whereas West Ham are reportedly best-positioned to win his favour.
The 23-year-old is a Bianconeri youth product who represented the membership all through all age teams earlier than incomes his place within the first time again in 2022 following a powerful mortgage stint at Cremonense.
Regardless of getting slapped with an eight-month ban as a consequence of unlawful betting and lacking the majority of the motion final season, Fagioli’s place at Juventus was by no means put into query. In truth, the administration supplied him a brand new contract to consolidate the bond between the 2 events.
However, the state of affairs has drastically modified with Thiago Motta in cost. After the primary few months of the season, the midfielder did not persuade the Italian Brazilian supervisor who relegated him to the bench in latest weeks.
The Italy worldwide now finds himself on the very backside of the pecking order, behind Teun Koopmeiners, Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Weston McKennie and Douglas Luiz.
Due to this fact, with Juventus needing to bolster their attacking and defensive ranks in January, the hierarchy might determine that Fagioli is the most effective accessible sacrificial lamb, explains Tuttosport (by way of IlBianconero).
The Turin-based newspaper reveals that West Ham stay forward within the race as they’re keen to splash the money to safe a everlasting switch this month.
Then again, Olympique Marseille, who stay within the hunt, would like to signal the Italian on an preliminary mortgage deal, whereas Juventus desire to dump the participant instantly to boost funds for his or her incoming market acquisitions.
The supply reveals that Fagioli is presently valued someplace between 20 and 25 million euros. Therefore, it stays to be seen if Julen Lopetegui’s facet will speed up their makes an attempt within the coming days and lure the Italian midfielder to East London.
