The director Giuntoli formalizes today with the Premier club: he will give Motta another reinforcement for the defensive department
Today will be the day of Randal Kolo Muani’s official status, but this does not mean that technical director Cristiano Giuntoli will relegate his day to relief for the formalization of the second purchase of this winter transfer market session, after Alberto Costa. As in the previous days, in fact, yesterday too the Juventus transfer man continued contacts to find two defenders for Thiago Motta and at the moment the hot name is that of Renato Veiga, a 21-year-old centre-back/full-back leaving Chelsea. The Lady persists with the Blues and auspicious overtures have arrived from London: several European clubs like the Portuguese, but already today he will close for a 4.5 million euro flat loan (including wages). Also on a temporary basis, Giuntoli would like to sign Lloyd Kelly from Newcastle: even with the Magpies the negotiating table has been set for several days and even in this case every small step could be important for the final push. Austrian Kevin Danso from Lens remains on the list, while patience is needed for David Hancko: Feyenoord continues to block the Slovakian and yesterday’s victory for the Dutch over Bayern Munich earned them qualification for the Champions League playoffs, complicating the way to the starting central defender of the Rotterdam team.
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The market is not just about signings and Andrea Cambiaso is the most talked about profile with a view to a change of shirt. Manchester City’s much-anticipated maxi-offer for the national team full-back has not yet reached director Giuntoli’s desk, but between today and tomorrow the sound of English knuckles should be heard on the Juventus goal. If the Citizens come knocking with the 65 million euro purchase proposal, Juventus will inform Cambiaso’s admirers, who have just purchased Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens and Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, of his valuation of 80 million. Finally, Chelsea’s interest in Douglas Luiz persists, but the Brazilian will not move from Turin on loan.