Barça striker back at United?
“Yes, Memphis is one of the players we have on our list,” Juventus Vice President Pavel Nedved recently said about Memphis Depay. However, there will probably not be a transfer of the 28-year-old Dutchman from FC Barcelona to Turin. According to unanimous media reports, the “Old Lady” has decided on the former Leverkusen and Augsburg player Arkadiusz Milik from Olympique Marseille in search of an alternative to the seeded center forward Dušan Vlahović (22). He traveled to Italy on Thursday to complete the medical check.
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano Juventus Milik is on loan for a year and a fee of one million euros with another million in bonuses – after that there is an option to buy for 8 million euros. Recently it was said in France that the Polish national player, who is under contract with “OM” until 2025, should cost at least 20 million euros.
According to the Catalan newspaper, the fact that Juventus decided against Depay and for Milik is “Sports“Meanwhile on the salary demands of the Barça striker. He was supposed to sign with Juve for up to four years in the deal that was actually negotiated between the clubs with a contract termination. Since he still wanted to earn at least 7 million euros a year, the Bianconeri withdrew the offer and agreed on a transfer with Milik. Depay is now reportedly planning a return to ex-club Manchester United.
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Moves to Juventus: Olympique Marseille wants to save Milik’s salary
Milik has spent the past year and a half on loan at Marseille and has contributed 33 goals in 55 appearances during that time. With rental fee and transfer fee this summer, a total of 12 million euros flowed to SSC Napoli. His last goal dates from March, after which the attacker, who is also associated with BVB, was thrown back by injuries and a viral disease. It wasn’t enough for 90 minutes in the first two games of the new season, Milik is currently still looking for his top form.
For Milik, however, another change was not necessarily a desirable option. The player felt comfortable in the city and the club, he had recently announced. With a view to the upcoming World Cup, the 62-time national player primarily wanted to rely on regular playing time. However, the departure also seems to have been forced by the club. Noisy “RMC SportsMarseille, who have already signed 14 players this summer – including some like Milik on loan and another centre-forward in Luis Suárez (24) – would like to save the gross salary of around 400,000 euros a month.
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