Thiago Motta’s Juventus continues to take shape. Cristiano Giuntoli thinks of another ‘gift’ for the new coach
After the official announcement of Thiago Motta, the Juventus transfer market is preparing to come alive. Possible new reinforcement in attack for the new Juventus coach.
There are several negotiations that are the subject of Cristiano Giuntoli’s work. Douglas Luiz, Zirkzee, Koopmeiners and Calafiori they are the hottest names at Juventus, but not only that. The technical director of Old lady also follows other potential profiles reinforcements for the new Juventus who will start again with Thiago Motta on the bench after the divorce with Massimiliano Allegri and the parenthesis with Paolo Montero.
And among the many names associated with Juventus, that of stands out with arrogance Alexis Saelemaekers, Belgian offensive winger born in 1999, fresh from his experience at Bologna under Thiago Motta. The Bologna club has decided not to redeem the Anderlecht school player, who has now returned to Milan where he is tied by a contract for another two years. And Juventus’ interest in Alexis Saelemaekers fits into this scenario.
Juventus transfer market, the Saelemaekers lead appears
Last summer Bologna had taken him on loan from Milan for a fee of 500 thousand euros, with a right of redemption set at 9 million euros. A redemption not exercised by the rossoblu, also following the indications of the new coach Vincenzo Italiano, who would have ‘failed’ the Belgian winger.
And so Alexis Saelemaekers will change his shirt again, with Milan intending to sell him, perhaps even permanently during this summer transfer market session. An interesting hypothesis Juventus, given the performance of Saelemaekers under Thiago Motta: four goals and three assists in thirty-two games played for the rossoblu between the championship and the Italian Cup in the triumphant season which saw Bologna achieve historic qualification for the next edition of the Champions League.
In black and white Saelemaekers could come in handy, given its technical and tactical characteristics which blend perfectly with Thiago Motta’s playing philosophy. Furthermore, he would be a player who could easily be ‘benched’ at Juventus, an important reserve for the Bianconeri who could make an offer of around 8 million euros on the table, even if Milan ask for 11 million.
The well-known journalist expressed his opinion on this Sandro Sabatini who, at the microphones of Radio Radio expressed his doubts regarding the possible operation between Juventus and Milan: “Milan doesn’t want him, Bologna doesn’t buy him out and goes to Juventus for Thiago Motta? It seems strange. If he did well with Motta it’s also for Bologna, it wasn’t a team of ‘runaways’, all the players at the European Championships are doing well and there’s Zirkzee who isn’t playing. Bologna is not a miracle, the base was built very well“.
