Between withdrawals and transfer market. Albeit in different ways, coaches and managers are working for next season. The former massacring their players with work, the latter trying to enhance the squads in search of the right shots, all in the name of low cost. Juventus are the best of all, partly because the scudetto won helps to restart better, partly thanks to the market of Marotta and Paratici, defined as extraordinary by a certain Antonio Conte.
Now, however, the second part of the job begins for the Juventus managers, perhaps even more difficult than the first: to sell, to sell and again to sell. To then, perhaps, buy again and make Juventus truly stellar. The squad needs to be thinned out especially up front, where the arrivals of Tevez and Llorente have brought the total number of forwards to 6. Matri, Quagliarella, Vucinic, at least one will start. This is if there are no further arrivals, because otherwise the number of transferables will rise further.
To date, however, the conditions do not seem to exist, at least according to Marotta: “Jovetic? We gave up on him some time ago, we've already taken Tevez. Diamonds? There is no negotiation with Bologna and we won't even start it…”. In short, clear closures, and if that for the Bolognese attacking midfielder seems more like a tactical declaration, this is not the case for the Montenegrin, actually very close to transferring to England (Manchester City ahead of United). As previously mentioned there are not only forwards in the starting list. Mauricio Isla has had an agreement with Inter for some time and the novelty is that the two clubs are also getting closer.
The Nerazzurri are willing to go up to 6,5 million, Juve to go down to 7 plus bonuses. We're almost there, and the Chilean is ready to reduce his salary. Instead, there is no problem with Vidal, despite the court of an uncomfortable opponent like Real Madrid. “He's happy to stay and I'm talking to his agent to extend the agreement between him and Juventus – reiterated the general manager -. I don't think there will be any problems." It's important to know that a team like Real Madrid wanted me, but I'm happy to be here at Juve and how my club responded to the blancos – echoed the Chilean. – I feel at home here, I am happy”.
Hot hours also at Inter, both for the players (literally exhausted by Mazzarri's rhythms) and for the managers, committed to closing some important market operations. The goals are now known: a central defender, a breaking midfielder and a winger, possibly two. Even the names are certainly not secrets, given that, apart from Isla, there has been talk of Dragovic, Nainggolan, Zuniga and Van der Wiel for some time. Yesterday, on the sidelines of Campagnaro's presentation, the Nerazzurri sporting director took the floor and took stock of the transfer market: “Dragovic? He is a player we know and follow, but today we are 6, 7 in defense including Silvestre. Juan Jesus? There will be no problems with the renewal. Zuniga? The president of Napoli has said that he is not transferable…”.
However, many purchases will only be possible with the arrival of Thohir, or, alternatively, with some excellent transfers. The first suspect is Ranocchia, pursued by Napoli and Zenit St. Petersburg, as well as by some English clubs, but Guarin could also take off the Nerazzurri shirt. “They are important players and we haven't received offers for them,” Ausilio denied, but many indications suggest the opposite.
It will also be a tense week for Milan, who will try to figure out if there is still room for selling Robinho to Santos. “The decision is final, unless something changes on the other side – said Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro, president of the Brazilian club -. Milan arrived at a quite reasonable request, less than 6 million euros. But what Robinho wants to earn, added to what the club would have had to pay, is an impracticable figure for any Brazilian team."
The operation is very difficult, but not impossible. Of course, however, the exhausting length and the dead line of the incoming carioca market (July 20) do not help. The market is therefore blocked, given that, if Robinho doesn't start, Ljajic will hardly arrive. Unless, on the list of transfers, the name of Niang, young and in great demand, appears. However, this is not the case for Boateng, who has long been identified by Via Turati as the man with whom to raise cash. If the idea goes through, Milan will anticipate the arrival of Honda, which is in any case expected for January.
