The Danish midfielder will play at the Stadium under the eyes of the Juventus transfer men, who are on the hunt for a director for January. He has an 80 million clause, but Sporting treat him for much less
Juve-Sporting will not be a match like the others for Hjulmand. The midfielder is a special observer of the Continassa men, who were already on his trail last summer. The Champions League match will be nothing more than a good opportunity to see him at work live, in a high-level context and clearly in the midst of the brawl of the Bianconeri who are still looking for their first European victory. He is not the only player that the club is studying to strengthen the midfield department, also because the Dane would have a significant cost: the arrival of Spalletti, however, has not changed Comolli’s plans, who has been on the trail of a director with certain characteristics since last summer.
under the lens
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The former Lecce player knows Italian football well and through his agents – already last summer – had shown interest in a possible return to Serie A via Turin. At Continassa, however, they were unable to create the necessary conditions to get to the heart of a negotiation, thus remaining in the polling phase: the operation remains among the priorities for January, also because the arrival of the new coach requires a slight increase in the characteristics available in the middle of the pitch. Last summer it was Tudor who was not particularly warm to Hjulmand – net of the financial sacrifice that the club would have had to make – convinced that the Dane was not the right man to solve Juve’s problems. The former Juventus coach believed that Locatelli and Koopmeiners could also compensate for the former Lecce player’s qualities in midfield, instead asking for an experienced and capable midfielder.
around January
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Hjulmand has a clause of 80 million. But Sporting has already shown a certain openness in the case of negotiations exceeding the base of 50 million: the operation would still have an impact on an economic level, certainly not trivial and for Juve – who have already made considerable improvements to their budget – it would be a little complex without the willingness to evaluate some technical compensation to reduce the cash part of the deal. Comolli is evaluating the market, he has not yet reached the conclusions for a graft but the time is ripe to move the ranks in view of the repair market. in short, the match with Sporting falls at the right time to have the last live perception of the player, so as to establish in a completely definitive way how far we can go if he meets the needs of the new coach. A first discussion on the market with Spalletti took place in the first conversation for the agreement with the coach, another summit should be held – probably – during the fear for the national teams in November.
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