Manuel Locatelli has been a hot candidate for a move to Juventus for weeks. Now it could be enforced soon.
The move of midfielder Manuel Locatelli from US Sassuolo to Juventus Turin is becoming more and more concrete. Pavel Nedved, Vice President of the Bianconeri, was optimistic on the sidelines of the friendly against Monza on Saturday.
“We made a reasonable offer for him. We want the player and he wants to come to us,” said Nedved Mediaset. “We are confident that we will get the transfer wrapped up.”
Manuel Locatelli to Juventus? Arsenal are also interested
Locatelli caused a sensation at the EM with strong performances for Italy and was used in five of the seven games on the way to the European championship title. According to information from Goal and SPOX Sassuolo recently demanded 40 million euros for the 23-year-old Italian.
Locatelli, who is under contract with Sassuolo until 2023, has also sparked the interest of Arsenal FC. The man from AC Milan’s offspring moved from Rossoneri to Sassuolo in 2019 for 14 million euros. For the eighth place in the Serie A table, Locatelli completed 34 league games last season, in which he scored four goals and made three assists.
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