Transfer Talk: Juventus have Memphis, Milik, Arnautovic deals in play
Julien Laurens discusses how close Manchester United is to acquiring Adrien Rabiot from Juventus and how the midfielder would fit in Old Trafford. (2:24)
The summer transfer window is here, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Tuttosport is predicting a busy end to the summer window for Juventus, with ptoential deals for Memphis Depay, Arkadiusz Milik and Marko Arnautovic all in the works.
The report says that while Barcelona have given Depay the green light to leave Camp Nou, there is still not an agreement with the Bianconeri for the Netherlands international.
This is due to Juventus reflecting on the forward asking for €7 million plus bonuses, which is deemed to be too much for the Serie A club.
They are not convinced about accepting that sort of expense after cases such as Arthur, Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot failed to work out to the liking of Juventus.
With this in mind, they could look at cheaper alternatives such as Marseille‘s Milik or Bologna‘s Arnautovic.
They like the latter’s physicality and it is reported that a decision will be made after Juventus take on Sampdoria on Monday evening.
In midfield, the Old Lady still want Paris Saint-Germain‘s Leandro Paredes and there is the feeling that Les Parisiens could loan out the Argentina international.
The main issue at the moment is that Juventus need to offload a midfielder before bringing another one in, adds the Italian outlet.
After Rabiot’s move to Manchester United fell through, January signing Denis Zakaria could depart with clubs in France and Germany holding an interest.
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