Now everything changes. Koulibaly's move to Chelsea ("Thank you Napoli, I will always carry you in my heart" the Senegalese's post on Instagram) does not just ignite the defender market, but ends up overturning it. Yes, because now the big Italians, in particular Juventus and Inter, find themselves competing for the same goal, giving life to a more heated Italian derby than ever.
Juve would like Bremer, but Inter are one step away from closing with Cairo
It is no mystery that the bianconeri had bet on Koulibaly to replace De Ligt, now ever closer to Bayern. In this regard, we must record the words of Salihamidzic, a former Juve player but above all the Bavarian sports director, who confirmed the advanced state of the negotiation ("We had two talks with Arrivabene, Nedved and Cherubini, now we have to be patient and see what happens" ). The white smoke is still far away, given that the Lady is stuck on the request for 90 million while the Germans do not move from 60, but the feeling is that it is only a stalemate, destined to be released within a few days . It is no coincidence that in the Continassa area they are very busy looking for a replacement for the Dutchman, with the knowledge that, for obvious reasons, it can no longer be Koulibaly. The first name on Allegri's list would be that of Gleison Bremer, who has already been at the top of Marotta's preferences for some time, in turn called to replace Skriniar (here too, just like for De Ligt, there is a stalemate with PSG who should resolve soon). The attempt to wrest him from the Nerazzurri was made, but a series of factors tell us that the Brazilian is much closer to Inter than to Juve: a meeting with Cairo is scheduled for Monday which should lead to a definitive agreement on the basis of 35 million, to which will be added bonuses and the young Casadei, much appreciated by Juric.
Juve, the "plans" are called Pau Torres and Gabriel. Morata reappears for the attack…
And so Juventus examines other leads, in particular those of Pau Torres of Villarreal and Gabriel of Arsenal, both very welcome to Allegri. The Spaniard has a valuation of 60 million, but his agent met with the managers of the Yellow Submarine to understand the feasibility of a negotiation: Arrivabene and Cherubini are waiting for news, in the meantime they are moving on the Brazilian side of the Gunners, whose price is around 40 millions.
In the meantime, the Lady has formalized the purchase of Cambiaso from Genoa (11,5 million overall, Dragusin goes to the Ligurians), while Molina's from Udinese is complicated: in fact, Simeone's Atletico Madrid fell on the full-back, determined to put money plus Nehuen Perez's card on the plate. However, the disturbance does not irritate the Lady, indeed it could be the prelude to a deal that Allegri cares about much more, namely the return of Morata. According to the Juventus coach, he is the ideal deputy Vlahovic and it doesn't matter that Juve has allowed the redemption right set at 35 million to expire: the idea is to set up a new loan deal, obviously on terms acceptable to both parties.
Naples, Koulibaly's replacement is needed. Meanwhile ADL dreams of Dybala (but watch out for Roma)
The sale of Koulibaly to Chelsea, as mentioned at the beginning, changes the prospects of many clubs, obviously starting with Spalletti's Napoli, who found himself orphaned of the one who was to become the new captain. The designated seemed to be Kim Min-Jae, but the South Korean from Fenerbahce is very close to Rennes, willing to pay the Turkish players the release clause of 20 million. The Azzurri are thus forced to change their target and given the difficulties in reaching Milenkovic (the Serbian will leave Florence only for Inter or Juve) and the doubts about Acerbi (technicians) and De Vrij (economics), the new names are those of Bailly of Manchester united, Cissé of Olympiacos e Diallo from PSG, all resembling (at least physically) Koulibaly.
However, De Laurentiis knows well that the square is unhappy and would like to give them a big name for the attack, able to rekindle that enthusiasm that has been withering for some time. The identikit corresponds to Paulo Dybala, still free after the end of the contract with Juventus, with which there has already been a survey to understand the feasibility of the operation (ADL would have put a five-year deal worth 5 million on the plate, but there is the usual obstacle of rights of 'image). However, Mourinho's Roma are also thinking the same, pushing themselves to 6 million for 4 years: Joya however continues to wait for signals from Inter, aware that time is running out and that a choice, one way or another, it will be done shortly.
De Ketelaere calls Milan: "I'm ready, I want the Champions League"
And what is Milan doing? The Rossoneri continue the hunt for the "number 10 who can make the 7" (Pioli dixit), i.e. a Charles DeKetelaere, on which the preferences of both the management and the coach converge. "In the past I would have been afraid to see myself away from Bruges, but now I feel ready – explained the Belgian in an interview -. Where do I see myself in the future? In a club capable of making the Champions League and, why not, of winning it."
In short, the ambitions coincide with those of Via Aldo Rossi, where we have pushed ourselves to offer well 30 million for his tag. Bruges continues to ask for 40, but many argue that it is a very specific strategy, aimed at keeping De Ketelaere until the Super Cup final against Gent on Sunday, to then give the go-ahead for his sale. Of course, there is always Leeds in the middle, thanks to an offer of 37 million, but this time Milan, unlike what happened with Botman (who ended up in Newcastle), feels strong in the player's will, determined to leave his membership club only for the Devil.
