The Premier League’s big names are targeting the Portuguese winger, who was also the protagonist in the Bianconeri’s last match against Milan
The Premier League sirens are starting to sound loudly over the Continassa. In particular, the sights of English clubs in recent weeks seem to have focused above all on Francisco Conceiçao, Juve’s 23-year-old Portuguese winger who, despite a season with 4 goals and 4 assists in 38 games, has many admirers across the Channel.
the growth of conceiçao to juve
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Even in the latest Juventus outing “Chico” confirmed that his growth is going beyond the cold numbers. Man of the match for the Bianconeri at San Siro, Conceiçao won the derby across the board with the other Portuguese on the pitch, Leao: more shots (4 to 1), more dribbling (5 to 2) and more balls touched (54 to 37). It was from his feet that Juve’s most dangerous opportunities arose: the goal disallowed by Thuram and the shot rejected head-on by Maignan after having “drunk” Bartesaghi. But above all, against Milan the son of art demonstrated that Spalletti’s treatment is making him more continuous in the match and more “central” on the pitch than he was in the past. And Liverpool and Manchester United noticed it.
francisco conceiçao in liverpool’s sights
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In particular, the Reds, grappling with the need to replace Salah, who will leave at the end of the season, see for Conceiçao the path taken by the Egyptian with the move from Roma to Anfield: a good technical and adrenaline-filled winger who has become a relentless striker. The assist, moreover, came from Spalletti himself. “The comparison is correct – the Juventus coach said a few weeks ago -: he is a young boy, he still has knowledge to make, he must convince himself that he can play a little inside the pitch and having the man behind him should not cause him anxiety. If he receives from the outside and looks at you, however, he becomes unstoppable. He must improve in terms of the quality of his shots on goal, because Salah is of a very high level, but Conceiçao has this intensity and ferocity in his actions one on one that is really difficult to keep.”
juve, the evaluation of conceiçao
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Manchester United, on the other hand, now almost certain of a return to the Champions League, is looking for reinforcements to raise the quality of the squad on the attacking flanks. Conceiçao is sketchy for the moment (“I play in a big club where I’m happy”, he said recently), Juve observes: after having purchased “Chico” for 32 million last summer (with a salary of 3.8 million per season until 2030), they wouldn’t sit at a negotiating table for less than 25/20 million more than the amount he is currently budgeted for (25.6). And who knows, the World Cup might make the sirens sound even louder…
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