Ciak, let’s change. Not only in midfield, but perhaps also in the control room. This is what Juventus is thinking about, committed to securing the Champions League and chasing the Italian Cup but already focused on next season, when the Lady will return to the most important stage, that of Europe, and will also have an appendix in the United States at the end of the championship, when he will participate in the Club World Cup. 2024-25 will be long and complicated, which is why quality reinforcements will be needed to expand the squad and strengthen it at the same time. The department that receives the most attention is the midfield, which will need one/two grafts depending on who leaves. First of all a strong midfielder, then a playmaker who knows how to make the team move. A figure that has been missing in the current year, because the Manuel Locatelli experiment has not fully convinced. For this reason we are working on the internal solution (Nicolò Fagioli) but also on new names, from the dream Martin Zubimendi to the old dots Kenneth Taylor and Mads Bidstrup.
more quality
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Cristiano Giuntoli will not have unlimited resources on the market, far from it. He will have to sell to create a treasure that he can reinvest. The first nest egg will be set aside for Teun Koopmeiners, Atalanta’s Dutch midfielder with a habit of scoring goals (unlike his regular Juventus colleagues, who score slowly) who the Juventus director has already had in his sights for some time. To bring him to the Lady’s court, however, 60 million will be needed (this is how much the Goddess estimates it) and above all we will have to watch our backs from foreign competition, in particular English clubs. Koop may not be the only news for the future, because the last few months have confirmed that Locatelli (out due to disqualification in the Italian Cup final) is not a role director and struggles in that position especially if he doesn’t have someone who sets next to him. The key word is quality: he will need a lot of it in the middle to be able to compete without disfiguring himself with the big European teams. By purchasing a playmaker, Loca could return to being a midfielder or play next to him in a possible 4-2-3-1.
beans, let’s change
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A solution that is already being worked on at Continassa, where Fagioli, who trains regularly despite not being able to play (his disqualification will end in a month, in time to take the field in the final match of the championship against Monza) is being perfected in the new role. His recovery will certainly be valuable, because the number 21 has footing and talent, but other solutions on the market are also being evaluated, considering that Juventus have more than one midfielder in doubt (Rabiot expiring, McKennie outgoing).
the dream
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The most intriguing name is always that of Zubimendi, 25 years old, playmaker for Real Sociedad and the Spanish national team, with an affordable salary (3 million) but an expensive price tag (60 million clause).
other names
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Sofyan Amrabat, a 27-year-old former Fiorentina now at United, who has less playmaking characteristics but can play in a midfield, and Mikel Merino, 27, also from Real Sociedad, remain in the crosshairs. Also on the radar is Kenneth Taylor, a 21-year-old Dutchman from Ajax who the director had already followed during his time at Napoli. Also worth keeping an eye on is Mads Bidstrup, 23 years old, Danish playmaker from Salzburg.
