According to reports in Spain, Valencia right-back Joao Cancelo wants to join Juventus.
There were previous reports linking the Portuguese full-back with a move to Turin and the latest news from Spain is positive.
According to RadioEsport Valencia, the 23-year-old has told Valencia has he wants to leave the club in order to join the Bianconeri this summer.
Plaza Deportiva reported Cancelo could cost Juve up to €25m and would be perfectly suited to the new look 4-2-3-1 formation that Max Allegri wants to use next season.
25M!! That is It!? That is super cheap, Common Beppe this is a no brainier! Let DeSciglio be a backup for Cancelo. Alex Sandro (LB) and Joao Cancelo (RB) is simply mouthwatering!!!
25M for a RB linked with Juventus seems cheap. Apart from the price tag. Is he any good? Would he fit in our team?
he is like Alex Sandro,Benjamin Mendy, Marcelo, Dani Alves, Carvajal; he loves to attack, and has blistering pace. I have no doubt that under our careful tenure, he may well be the next Sandro…but on the right side XD. I have mostly seen him play for Portugal, and he has impressed whenever i tune in.
I am sure his defensive game could use an upgrade,but that is pretty much every RB out there, attack wise though it will be like Dani Alves never left, as Cancelo can also play on the Wings or in the Middle of the park.
Let’s say the deal goes through and he joins Juventus. That would mean that we would have three RB. It would be tricky to find playing time for anyone of them.
Cancelo is far more class than DeSciglio, i actually still think buying DeSciglio was a mistake of monstrous proportions. That being said I don’t think Asamoah and Lichsteiner will be staying with us much longer. and DeSciglio can very likely continue his Average form from Milan and not be of any use for us. Love him or hate him Dani Alves was a huge loss, and Cancelo is the only player that can possibly replace him. Lichsteiner is to defensive and offers very little going forward, I don’t rate DeSciglio much at all, so 3 fullbacks competing for 1 spot doesn’t seem like the worst idea. Worst case scenario, Lichsteiner and Cancelo alternate being starters in games, and DeSciglio is used as an injury sub.
Well In all honesty I haven’t read anything negative about the lad and therefore I’ll take your word it. If we would sign him for around 25M €, which dosen’t seem all that expensive he would hopefully have a similar impact to the one that Alex Sandro had on the team. In that case I think Lichsteiner would feel like he has dropped too far down the pecking order, and would surely seek first team minutes elsewhere, maybe in Lille, which I have read some reports about.
If this happened, what would become of Lichsteiner?
I think DeSciglio would be the injury sub, and Lichsteiner and Cancelo operating as starters depending on the opposition. Lichsteiner offers very little offensively, and Cancelo is basically a younger Portuguese version of Dani Alves. love him or hate him Alves was crucial for us, and Canceolo is one of the few Fullbacks out there capable of coming close to replacing him.