United’s Moroccan climbs positions in the approval list. The son of AC Milan player Paolo could be the favorite if Liverpool doesn’t let the Italian go
The director can wait. Luciano Spalletti has built his best films around a man of order – from Pizarro to Lobotka – but the recent growth of the Locatelli-Thuram duo has changed Juventus’ transfer priorities. At Continassa they came close to reopening the negotiations by scouring Europe in search of opportunities in the middle of the field, however in the last few days the route and strategies have undergone changes. The list of midfielders has not been torn up. Rather, CEO Damien Comolli, right-hand man Giorgio Chiellini and sporting director Marco Ottolini, after careful evaluations with the Tuscan coach, decided to give priority to the wingers. A winger/forward who can also act as deputy Yildiz and a right winger to alternate with Pierre Kalulu, protagonist of a record season so far: he hasn’t missed a single second. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) is always leading the front row, followed closely by Daniel Maldini (Atalanta). For the defense the hunt started with Noussair Mazraoui, wildcard winger for Manchester United and Morocco, currently involved in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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A bit of Newcastle’s wall for Sandro Tonali and a bit of difficulty in having Marseille open the door for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg despite the transfer “stomach ache” recently shown by the Dane. Not to mention the doubts about Guido Rodriguez (West Ham), currently blocked but not sunk. For all these reasons – and given the flexibility of the untouchable McKennie – at Continassa they decided to focus first on the winger and the winger, postponing the search for the midfielder until the possible sales in the last days of the transfer market. Hence the change of gear on the full-backs. The growing competition for Brooke Norton-Cuffy from Genoa – strong that from Everton – has made the Juventus managers turn to other profiles. Starting with Mazraoui, who ended up on the sidelines at Manchester United under former manager Ruben Amorim: just 9 appearances, 443 minutes in total. The Moroccan is waiting to return from the Africa Cup of Nations to learn about the Red Devils’ new technical project. At the moment the former Ajax player is considering a change of scenery to get to the World Cup with Morocco and Juventus has raised their antennas. Mazraoui is technical, agile, fast and flexible: at Old Trafford he is mainly used on the right, while in the national team he moves to the left given the presence of Hakimi. The Lady had already explored the Moroccan with a Dutch passport at the end of August and in the last few days there has been a flashback. Evaluations are also underway on Sacha Boey, the French full-back leaving Bayern.
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Juventus would like to “fire” the first cartridge forward to strengthen the department and also to give Yildiz the opportunity to catch his breath every now and then. So, after cashing in the Federico Chiesa’s availability for the return to Turinthe Juventus managers have been negotiating with Liverpool for a few days. Juventus wants Fede back on loan, while the English are currently only considering a permanent transfer. While the mediations are working to bring the two clubs closer together and arrive at the white smoke for Chiesa, at Continassa they are also evaluating possible plan Bs. The various foreign paths – Schade and Damsgaard of Brentford, Adingra of Sunderland and Carrasco of Al Shabab – seem more complicated than the “Italian” ones. From one son of art to another: as the first alternative to Chiesa, the prices of Daniel Maldini of Atalanta are reported to be rising, followed closely by Albert Gudmundsson of Fiorentina.
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