Juventus, attack on Koopmeiners with Soulé-Iling’s money

Juventus is approaching January with a new transfer summit. Yesterday the director Cristiano Giuntoli and the director Giovanni Manna met at Continassa with their closest collaborators. While the managers were comparing the pros and cons of the various options in their sights, here was the news of the request for a 4-year ban for Paul Pogba. Partly due to the Octopus situation and partly due to the disqualification of Nicolò Fagioli, who has been out of action until May due to the betting case, the Lady’s position in midfield is short and two types of alternative interventions are being evaluated to lengthen it. A patch, through a loan until June. Or a real investment, trying to anticipate a reinforcement already scheduled for June. Teun Koopmeiners belongs to this second category, the last attempt to strengthen the midfield with a view to the championship. The most classic of flashbacks: the 25-year-old Dutch all-rounder has been liked by Juve for a couple of seasons and by Giuntoli since his time in Naples. An idea as intriguing as it is ambitious and complicated. Trying doesn’t always mean succeeding in the market. Even more so in winter and against Atalanta. Juventus is aware of the importance of Koopmeiners for Gasperini and of the resistance of Percassi’s club, which in August refused Napoli’s 48 million with the intention of keeping the midfielder at least until June with Gasp. Yet at Continassa they want to try to tempt Atalanta immediately, not waiting for the summer. Giuntoli and Manna, despite the 200 million capital increase launched by the owners, cannot lightly write a check for 45-48 million as if they were an Arab club. Juve’s attempt for Koopmeiners is closely linked to a transfer plan. Sell ​​to buy. And right now there are three Juventus talents on the lips of European clubs: Matias Soulé (on loan to Frosinone), Samuel Iling Jr and Kenan Yildiz.

premier treasure

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A week ago, on the eve of the away match in Monza, Giuntoli was the protagonist of a blitz in England. A quick trip to test first-hand the interest of some Premier League clubs in the Lady’s jewels. The Juventus technical director did not return to Italy with a cheque, but he saw first-hand the esteem of Newcastle and Crystal Palace for the 20-year-old Argentine playmaker, protagonist with goals (6) and assists (1) at the court of Eusebio Francis. In the event of an indispensable offer, around 20-25 million with bonuses, it would be difficult to answer “no, thanks” for Giuntoli and Manna. Soulé would become a sacrifice in the name of the budget and the possibility of strengthening the squad immediately and also for the future. Similar story for Iling Jr, another born in 2003: he is finding little space in black and white (113′), the contract is relatively short (2025) and in the United Kingdom there are those who would like to see him as a protagonist in the Premier League as well as in the English Under 21 team. For Juventus, 15 million plus bonuses could be enough, a figure within the reach of almost all the clubs in the richest league in Europe for a 20-year-old who has already made 22 appearances for Juventus. Also watch out for the Kenan Yildiz variant, already a protagonist – and a goal scorer – with coach Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey. The former Bayern playmaker is a 2005 player and Juve would not want to deprive him. Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal and Leipzig, however, have the arguments to make the Lady waver, who does not seem willing to sit at the table for less than 30 million. The Bianconeri will not sell everyone, obviously, but two transfers (Soulé and Iling remain the main suspects) combined with the savings on the Pogba front would guarantee a little treasure to try to convince Atalanta to at least talk about Koopmeiners. Whether the talks for the Dutchman will evolve into something more serious – and will not remain an intriguing December idea – will depend on how much money Juve will collect from sales and above all from Atalanta, a solid and skilled club on the market.

From Sudakov to Bern

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For all these reasons, Continassa continues to work on multiple tables. If Koopmeiners, who would in fact become a purchase for June brought forward to January, would represent the perfect mix between the need to score goals (3 in this Serie A), flexibility and experience in the Italian championship, Juve does not give up on Sudakov (Shakhtar), Koné (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Hojbjerg (Tottenham) and loan options Kalvin Phillips (City) and Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto) also remain on the table. Without forgetting the Berardi (Sassuolo) goal