Juventus midfielder Attracts Manchester City and Barcelona

DBasia.news –  According to reports from Sport-English, Manchester City and Barcelona are interested in recruiting Juventus midfielder, Rodrigo Bentancur.

Just 22 years old, Bentancur has bright prospects for success in Europe. Since coming from Boca Juniors in 2017, Bentancur has been a key player of Il Bianconeri before Maurizio Sarri arrived this summer. Bentancur only started three times in 10 Serie A matches.

The situation was also observed by Man City and Barcelona. The Citizens – nicknamed Man City – Pep Guardiola’s care needs extra power in midfield. Despite already having Rodri, Man City still lacks stock in midfield as Fernandinho and Ilkay Gundogan fail to appear in every match.

While Barcelona is still looking for players who can replace Sergio Busquets. Blaugrana directed by Ernesto Valverde has several players in the middle, however, playing characters like Bentancur are only owned by Arturo Vidal (who is now 32 years old).

Bentancur, although still 22 years old, has packed 27 caps with the Uruguay national team and has won two Scudetto, one Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup, one Primera Division (Argentina), and the Copa Argentina.

Looking at the notes at Transfermarkt, Bentancur has a tag of 40 million euros. Typical playing Bentancur, not much different from other Uruguayan midfielders, straightforward, versatile, hard-working, and have good physical abilities.

Potential to Leave Bentancur from Juventus: 50%

Bentancur could leave from Juventus because at the moment the squad already has a depth of position piled up in midfield as the arrival of Adrien Rabiot and Aaron Ramsey. Not to mention the existence of Blaise Matuidi, Miralem Pjanic, Emre Can, and Sami Khedira.