Juve, Locatelli renews until 2030: the negotiation and the figures

Another yes soon between Juve and Locatelli. Looking back for a moment, how far has the midfielder in the black and white shirt come. Landed in Turin in the summer of 2021, that of the Allegri bis, which should have brought Juve back to success, and still in balance despite the criticism in the attempts at relaunch with Thiago Motta and with Tudor: only now the beating heart of a Juve revived by Spalletti, who dusted him off properly also to restore him to the blue team.

with shoulder pads

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The relationship between player and coach was an unknown, especially due to the precedent in the national team: Spalletti had excluded Locatelli from the European Championship, despite being among those who had won it with Mancini. The agreement between the two, however, was immediate: from here the conditions arise for a first hint to consolidate the position of both within the club. Manuel is not only the captain of Juve in this moment of rebirth, but the most significant face of that group which in recent years has been criticized and put under pressure by a demanding and highly selective environment. The new coach has brought balance and restored value to several pieces of the squad that seemed destined to fail, Locatelli in this phase of metamorphosis has beaten the front line to protect the group both on and off the pitch.

I dream of Juventus

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The Juventus midfielder’s contract expires in 2028, but the parties have already spoken about an extension until 2030: talks still in the embryonic stage, but with full availability on both sides. After Yildiz, who is the technical leader of the squad, now it’s the captain’s turn. While the club, in the meantime, speeds up its priorities so as not to get too long in the management of contracts close to expiring: Pinsoglio and McKennie consolidated, the work has shifted to Vlahovic’s account. Then it will also be Spalletti’s turn, to whom Juve intends to hand over a mature team to quickly make the leap in quality with some additions. Starting from the players that the coach has revitalized is the first step in the growth plan: for Locatelli, Juve has always been a dream, from which he has no intention of waking up.