When Juventus missed Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland

Juventus missed the jackpot. In an interview given to Tuttosport this Wednesday, Matteo Tognozzi, the former head of scouting for the Piedmontese club, delivered several juicy anecdotes behind the scenes of his transfer windows. He notably revealed that he was very close to signing Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland a few seasons ago.

«My biggest regrets? I certainly think of Bellingham, who we were close to signing in 2019. In a few days I will meet him at the Bernabéu and it will have a certain effect on me to think back to the meeting with him and his extraordinary family. He finally decided to continue his development in Birmingham, rewinds Matteo Tognozzi, before discussing the Haaland case. We were definitely one step away from signing Haaland too. It was November 2017 and I had arrived in July. We had it in our hands, but at the time it was to incorporate it into the Primavera (the reserve team) and the operation was considered too expensive. He was still on the bench at Molde, but a few weeks later he started playing and scoring, then signed for Salzburg.” The misfortune of one person sometimes makes the happiness of others.