Within hours Thiago Motta will communicate the decision he has made to Bologna president Joey Saputo: it will be goodbye. The rossoblù, who had been waiting for signs for months, understood the trend for a while: not even on the day of the Champions League party at the Dall’Ara did an opening come from the Italian-Brazilian coach who in any case always wanted to wait for a face to face with the rossoblù n°1. It is not excluded that Thiago, speaking with Saputo, could explain the very probable destination that has been talked about for some time: Juventus.
Encounter
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In the conversation that Motta will have with Saputo (Thursday, unless accelerated to Wednesday given that the team will meet in Casteldebole to prepare for the match against Genoa) various things will be examined, on both sides. The president will bring the arguments already revealed in recent days, i.e. a three-year plan that includes investments of 100 million with the idea of building a new Atalanta, the desire to retain Calafiori (and the wall will be high) and perhaps even greater “mobility” for the technician on the market. Thiago will put his wishes on the table: total centrality on the market, which means choosing players (4-5) for next year, elevating the squad. A scenario that could actually “weaken” director Sartori and director Di Vaio.
Thiago will use the January market as an example in which he had drawn three directions that the club did not follow. In practice: Thiago doesn’t want to be part of the project but would like to be its author. And the farewell would be dictated by future motivations but also by complicated requests that could be fulfilled. The feeling is that the separation will also happen because Saputo – who does not want to go to the Champions League and impoverish the squad – has no intention of departing from the current corporate structure. Having said that Thiago, before Juve, said: “There is only one indispensable man and that is Saputo”, Saelemaekers’s sentence after the match should be reread: “Mister, thank you for everything you did for us, it was truly incredible “. A clue to the future, readable both hot and cold.
Juventus Biennial
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On Monday evening Thiago Motta will inevitably have met the Juventus managers, in particular his great sponsor Cristiano Giuntoli (who would like to give him his pupil Zirkzee, in addition to Calafiori). The Juventus club is a spectator at the moment: they are waiting for Thiago (contract expiring on 30 June, therefore no need to negotiate with Bologna) to be released to formalize his two-year contract (with option for the third year) worth 3.5 million euros already ready for some time. The Dall’Ara match confirmed that the former midfielder is the right man on which to build the future. After the three-year period of the Allegri bis, the company wants to start again on new bases. In this regard, Manuel Locatelli’s words after the match are indicative: “Winning a trophy was almost a liberation because winning is what matters to Juve – he explained – but next year we will have to play better, we need to be objective. Due to my characteristics and It’s important for the team to keep the ball. Improving in technique and possession can be a starting point.” It seems like a slogan tailor-made for Thiago Motta.
