Juventus market: Casadei and Weah in the sights to rejuvenate

The Juventus of the future does not yet have well-defined contours: it is a project that is slowly taking shape, starting from the priority of streamlining the wage bill and creating a sustainable market. However, there are few doubts about one aspect: she will be a young lady and also with an extra touch of blue, because the Juventus club is moving decisively in this direction. That’s why Giovanni Manna, promoted to the first team after having worked very well with Next Gen, is ready to seize the opportunities to continue on the green line. Priority to children born in the 2000s, provided that the conditions exist to bring them to Turin with intelligent operations and limited costs. Thus, not only Cesare Casadei, Chelsea midfielder, but also the son of Timothy Weah, striker for Lille and the United States, ended up in the sights of the management.

Bluer Juve

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The Casadei idea was born in recent days during Manna’s London trip. The black and white diesse spoke with the blues to understand their intentions on Dusan Vlahovic, a center forward who appeals to many clubs, and took the opportunity to get information on the midfielder born in 2003, top scorer with 7 goals and best player in the Under 20 World Cup, competition in which he dragged Italy to the final (lost against Uruguay). The blue moved to the Premier League last summer from Inter for 20 million (including bonuses) and spent his first English season on loan at Reading in the Championship, the English Serie B. Chelsea could also send him to gain experience elsewhere in 2023-24, perhaps testing him in a higher level championship: the unbridled shopping of the last few sessions has created overcrowding problems in the squad and so the Italian talent risks finding himself still closed. Therefore Juventus presented his candidacy, regardless of the Vlahovic affair. In the event that a negotiation opens for Serbian, the Lady would prefer the inclusion of Casadei rather than other profiles proposed by the British (Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Chalobah). However, the interest in the ex Inter is strong and the Bianconeri will try to get him even disconnected from DV9.

Loan with right

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The formula proposed by Manna is that of a loan, preferably with a right of redemption, which would allow Juventus to leave an open door for a future investment. Casadei is a flexible midfielder who can fill all the positions of the midfielder. Physique and sense of goal, the Azzurrino has everything Massimiliano Allegri likes. Logical that in Turin he would not leave to be the owner, but in a Juventus that has chosen to focus a lot on young players and that last season launched Fagioli and Miretti could play his cards.

The son of art

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From England to France, always on the hunt for the best youth: there is not only Casadei in Manna’s list, the diesse has also moved for Weah Junior, a striker born in 2000 who wore the Lilla jersey in 2022-23. Timothy, son of George, former Milan striker now president of Liberia, is followed by various clubs, including Atletico Madrid as well as Juventus. His father said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport that he would like to see him play in Italy and his dream could come true. Weah, who grew up in the PSG youth team after taking his first steps in the New York Red Bulls, made his debut in Ligue 1 at the age of 18.

Expires 2024

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He arrived at Lilla in 2019 for 10 million (plus 10% on future resale) and his contract expires in 2024, which can facilitate his departure for an affordable amount in this transfer market session. Weah has 4 passports (Liberian, American, French and Jamaican) but he was born in the United States and perhaps this is also why he chose to wear the stars and stripes shirt, with which he participated in the World Cup in Qatar, also scoring a goal Wales). Agile and quick, he holds up well to pressure and has never let himself be crushed by the heavy label of “son of”. A quality that could be useful to him at Juventus, where the ball weighs heavily.

Renewal Manna

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Juventus will return to office, both for Weah and for Casadei, to understand if there are margins to be able to open a negotiation. In the meantime, we are also working on the renewals of managers: that of Giovanni Manna could soon be announced, which expires in 2024. The company intends to extend it for an additional year also to send a clear message: he will not only be a ferryman, a stopgap solution. When Cristiano Giuntoli manages to free himself from Naples, Manna will work side by side with the new black and white market man.