The arrival of Luciano Spalletti exacerbated the necessity for Juventus to discover a deep-lying midfielder, and whereas Sporting CP’s Morten Hjulmand stays of their crosshairs, he’s very expensive, whereas Parma’s Adrian Bernabé and Olympique Marseille’s Pierre-Emilie Hojbjerg are extra inexpensive targets, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
The coach has handed the keys to Manuel Locatelli for now. He’s not the most important fan of the veteran, who was typically ignored of the call-ups whereas he was helming Italy.
Bernabé is a brand new goal for Juventus, whereas Hojbjerg has been linked to them a couple of instances when he was at Tottenham, however he transferred to France in July of 2024, first on mortgage after which completely for €13.5M.
He’s been a linchpin, however the Bianconeri might provide a participant who might persuade Olympique Marseille, Locatelli himself, whom Roberto De Zerbi groomed throughout his time at Sassuolo.
As a substitute, the Spanish expertise is extra just like the gamers beforehand utilized by Spalletti on the place. He’s been at Parma since 2021. His contract is low and expires in 18 months. Subsequently, a worthy provide might be profitable.
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Whereas they need to positively attempt one thing new within the function, the previous isn’t a purely technical participant, they usually want a sheer addition fairly than a swap. The Gialloblù starlet remains to be a challenge as a ‘regista,’ as he’s been extra convincing in several roles. He has the traits to pan out in the long term. Nonetheless, it’s at all times powerful to persuade a minnow to promote a cornerstone midseason. There’s a non-zero probability Teun Koopmeiners will find yourself being the reply as soon as they get better some items within the again.
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