Juventus continues to face obstacles in signing Manuel Locatelli

DBasia.news – Juventus continues to try to bring Sassuolo midfielder, Manuel Locatelli, in the team. However, La Vecchia Signora’s efforts are not easy. The difference in desire is the reason.

Juventus wants to return to the throne of the best Italian team. Last season, after nine years of domination, Juve were evicted by Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan. In fact, Juve barely qualified for the Champions League.

Now, Juve has began to improve themselves. Andrea Pirlo, who was labeled incompetent, was replaced by Massimiliano Allegri. In addition, the Bianconeri also want to improve the quality of the squad.

One of the lines that got the attention is the midfield sector. Juve wanted to strengthen themselves by bringing in Manuel Locatelli. The Italian national team midfielder is more prioritized than his former, Miralem Pjanic.

A series of meetings with Sassuolo were also held. Juve had applied for a season-long loan and a redemption option of 25 million euros. In addition, there is still a bonus that makes the deal reach 32 million euros. However, the offer was rejected.

However, Juventus did not give up. Most recently, Juve negotiated with the CEO of Sasuolo, Giovanni Carnevali.

La Vecchia Signora raised the offer to 35 million euros including bonuses. The formula is a loan for three years and an obligation to purchase if Juve qualify for the Champions League.

However, the Neroverdi want an additional guarantee that Juventus will make Locatelli permanent. Therefore, Sassuolo tried to include other conditions for Juve to make Manuel Locatelli permanent.

The two teams will meet again in the coming days. One thing is for sure, negotiations to bring in Locatelli did not go smoothly for Juventus.