All clauses wobbled
Juventus wins, Roma not – three days before the end of the season in Serie A it is not only clear that Turin will be allowed to get involved in the Champions League next season, but also that Federico Chiesa will finally be bought. The Bianconeri probably have a prominent role in mind for the offensive man who is currently suffering from a cruciate ligament tear, and a big name also has to be replaced in central defense.
According to reports, different conditions could have led to the purchase option for Chiesa negotiated with Fiorentina 2020 becoming mandatory after the 2021/22 season. A certain number of missions or scorers in the current season, which was suddenly difficult to achieve due to the injury, put the deal in jeopardy no less than an obligatory qualification for the “premier class”. After a historically weak start to the season for the “Old Lady”, coach Massimiliano Allegri’s team only climbed to bottom fourth place in the Champions League on the 24th matchday, from which they can no longer be pushed. This means that Chiesa is obliged to buy.
The final transfer in the summer will now cost Juventus a further EUR 40m after the EUR 12.6m loan fee has already been paid. Additional bonuses of around EUR 7.5 million could follow. In Turin, Chiesa is now supposed to take over from star striker Paulo Dybala, as recently speculated by the “Gazzetta dello Sport”. Coach Allegri had already emphasized last year before Chiesa’s injury that he had his sights set on him as a center forward or hanging forward. In Florence, the European champions of 2020/21 mostly acted on the right wing, often on the left, less often in the center of the attack.
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While Juventus are likely to do without a big new signing on the nine in favor of Chiesa, even if Dybala is likely to leave, and are more likely to look for wingers, there is also an important person to replace in the center of defence. Co-European champion Giorgio Chiellini (37, contract until 2023) is playing an increasingly smaller role, and Arsenal’s regular centre-back Gabriel (24) is said to be one of the best candidates to succeed the veteran. You want to go into negotiations with the Londoners, like the editors of Gianluca Di Marzio reported, and also bring interesting players at Arsenal into play for the “Gunners”.
However, it is questionable whether an “old lady” player could be more interesting for Arsenal than Gabriel himself, who has not missed a minute of the Premier League since an injury in August. And not only that Gabriel is a regular under coach Mikel Arteta, his contract is also valid for the long term. Until 2025, the 1.90 meter tall Brazilian tied himself with his €26 million move from Lille, for which he is said to have already turned down a transfer to Italy to SSC Napoli. His market value has so far increased from 20 million to 30 million euros during the time in Holloway.
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