With a Cristiano Ronaldo so fit already in the first game of the new calendar year, talk about interventions on market in attack may seem superfluous. And instead it will be right on the first line that the Juventus will focus on the transfer session which will start on Monday 4th January and end on 1st February.
To anticipate the moves of the Italian champion club, or at least the intentions of the technical staff and management, were the CEO Fabio Paraticie the coach Andrea Pirlo, who spoke before and after the match againstUdinese, largely won by Juventus 4-1 thanks to a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo, rose to 14 goals in the league and 758 overall career goals, one more than a certain one Pele.
Pirlo talked about it to the microphones of ‘Sky Sport’, also making a name, that of Olivier Giroud: “We are talking with the club to find an extra striker because with three players we are a bit short, especially in this period when there will be many games. We are considering what to do. Giroud? It could be useful … “.
Integrating the squad with an attacker is therefore a real need for Juventus, especially after the injury suffered by Alvaro Morata on the eve of the first game of 2021. A muscular problem that took Pirlo away from the second best scorer of the season after Ronaldo and which in all probability will prevent the Spaniard from taking the field again on Wednesday at Milan’s home: in the last training, we will have to evaluate it in these days. I don’t think he will be available on Wednesday ”said Pirlo bitterly.
Paratici had addressed the subject in the pre-race, answering a specific question about Fernando llorente, one of the players vying to arrive in Turin: “The market it’s not a priority, our squad satisfies us, but we love the players who have been here … “
Allusive words that confirm how the Basque striker, already in black and white between 2014 and 2016, represents a credible solution. However, the obstacle of non-idyllic relations with Napoli remains strong, which could put the deal uphill. Giroud’s prices then rise.
The 2018 world champion center forward with France is on the sidelines in Chelsea with which the contract will expire next summer. Long followed by Inter at the request of Antonio Conte who coached the player in London, the Nerazzurri seem to have loosened their grip as well as the Milan, while looking for an alternative to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Juve could therefore take advantage of this by paying a modest compensation to Chelsea and inserting an international forward who can also accept not to be a starter. The last option is that of Graziano Pellè, released in these hours from Shandong Luneng and in possession of technical and physical characteristics similar to those of Llorente and Giroud.
OMNISPORT | 03-01-2021 23:55
