Juve, with Weah principle of agreement. Now negotiation with Lilla

Timothy Weah is much more than an idea at Juventus. In recent days, after a summit held in Milan between sporting director Giovanni Manna and the footballer’s entourage, he has turned into a real objective of this transfer market session: it could be him, the class of 2000 from Lille, son of George, one of the heirs of Juan Cuadrado on the black and white right wing. Initial positive feedback: in addition to liking the player, there would also be a principle of agreement on his salary. Not a trivial operation at Continassa: with McKennie’s exit, which is not part of Allegri’s plans, there would be another American international in the locker room. Strategic move also for commercial purposes.

Agreement principle

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Juve aren’t the only ones to have moved forward in the race for Weah: Atletico Madrid have also tried to accelerate, and the risk of finding some English club in the running is always around the corner. However, the player would be directed towards Serie A, the championship in which his father was the protagonist between 1995 and 2000 with the Milan shirt (46 goals in 114 games played). The bianconeri must find an agreement with Lille, who are making a request for 15 million: an assessment that is not very negotiable, given that there is no shortage of competition, even if the boy finds himself only one year from the expiry of his contract.

The arguments

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Juve could try to insert a technical counterpart to lower the economic part, thus meeting the need recently expressed by Paulo Fonseca: after obtaining fifth place in Ligue 1 and qualifying for the next Conference League, the coach would like some reinforcement of experience to face the new season with a squad more aware of the European dimension. The first card they could throw on the table from Turin is that of Zakaria, returning from loan to Chelsea and looking for a new destination. The Swiss international, who is also talked about in the Bundesliga and in the Premier League, who would also have a fairly sustainable salary for the French club, could be the right man to warm up the negotiation. The parties will soon confront each other: Juve will do everything possible to bring a Weah back to Italy.