Juventus are ahead of AC Milan in the race to sign Juan Iturbe according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Argentine winger was recently purchased outright by Hellas Verona for a fee of €15m but the club conceded they would sell the player if they were to receive a ‘fair’ offer:
“We all know that Iturbe is a special player,” Hellas sporting director Sean Sogliano said on the club’s official website.
“We cannot hide the fact he is at the centre of important negotiations.
“He is aware of what the situation is, there are possibilities that he will join a big club.
Juventus directors are believed to be in Milan today, meeting with Hellas representatives to reach a deal for Iturbe as well as finalising a move for Stefano Sturaro with Genoa. According to SkyItalia, Juve have reached an agreement for the player but have yet to come to an arrangement with Verona. At the time of writing, Hellas are asking in the region of €30m while Juventus value the player at closer to €27m.
Previous reports suggested that Juve were prepared to offer Fabio Quagliarella as part of a cash + player exchange deal.
Iturbe is believed to prefer a move to Juventus given that they can offer Champions League football next season.
I really hope this transfer isn’t at the expense of sanchez
i’d think it is since they both play rw
It probably will be at the cost of sanchez- Iturbe is a the cheaper option including a player in the deal
Back in the 90s/00s we made alot of players from decent to great. So maybe they are after this again. Buying them cheap, making them big and selling them expensive.
Iturbe will be thw cheaper option, but he wont be cheap… Hes reported cost is 30 mill
Oh crap i forgot the prices players have nowadays.
I really hope we sign Iturbe ASAP , He has a powerful left foot , Crazy ball control skills …. Of course I’d pick Sanchez over him , but Sanchez is going to be more far from us as Chile step forward at the WC
i wonder what’ll happen once we bring back berardi next season
berardi-tevez-iturbe
tevez drops too deep to play alone up top. also, berardi does best on the rw.
False 9. Conte wants possession football, that role suits Tevez well. And Berardi is on the RW, you do lineups from the GKs perspective, right sided players are placed on the left side of the screen.
Plus Berardi doesnt often make runs into the pk box? Tevez being a player who loves to drop down and get involved will surely compliment Berardis runs, so it shouldnt be much of a problem.
I really hope Juve do not go to false 9. Its a great way to play complacent in the attacking 3rd. Tevez has never played a 4-3-3, so how would you he could play it? He has always had a larger striker to play off of.
he drops into the midfield to get the ball and passes pretty well
But there is no striker. There is no one to defend in the box. You have one option: to play the ball through the middle on the ground. How has that ended up for spain this world cup?
Yea but theres also Vidal and Marchisio who always looks to make runs into the Pk box and Berardi who does the same.
Nah yo. If we play 4-3-3 it should be like the Lippi 4-3-3 early 90s. 3 sick defensive minded midfielders and 3 world class CF players. The attacking 3 are all interchangeable and move during the match. I think this is the Genius that Conte has in mind because he played in the midfield of that team. It underachieved and was unlucky with injuries and games.
I can see the possibility of it. I just hope it happens.
Well i just realized the attacking three Tpick posted is for the season after this one and by that time, im sure we will be moving on from Tevez as his contract will be expiring and Gabbiandini could very well be returning and he ll be that classic striker in front of Iturbe and Berardi.
For the time being, i guess it ll be Iturbe(say he arrives)-Llorente-Tevez
I still hope for sanchez.
I still hope for Di Maria :p
Makes me wanna say we wasted our prestigious number 10 on someone who will only play here for 2-3 years.
Yup… One of yhe main reasons i didnt want Tevez to get it either. Our number should always be a symbol anf legend, not just a star player that will stick around for a few years.
Would that still work in todays football?
Hell yeah!
He does the well. But with no striker or anyone playing infront of him, Tevez loses any space he would get. The other team can play how they want to defensively. Tevez needs someone to play off of. If he gets crowded out by 2 CB, he will have shit. Tevez is great in possestion. But He can only get it with players around him drawing defenders. Llorente is great for that. A classical striker for Tevez to play behind.
Come Del Piero e Trezeguet.
I do wonder how Tevez would do in that formation. He is a good player, so who knows, maybe he can adapt.
Hes 30. I wouldnt want to risk wondering if a 30 year old can changing his play. I mean, if they try it in practice whatever. But we will never see it unless it is a refined system.
Strange way of putting a line up though. Normally the place where you write Berardi is the LW position.
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I know nothing of Iturbe and his price tag is quite up there, but if this move happens, at least it means Conte is serious about being more tactically flexible.
Hes pretty close to Sanchez’s level before Sanchez left for Barca.
sanchez was playing much better than iturbe did this season. iturbe only grabbed 8 goals and 4 assists. of those 8, like 3 were from free kicks. in sanchez’s last season for udinese, he grabbed 12 goals and 10 assists.
I would consider that pretty close, Iturbe plays for a team thats no comparison to the Udinese team from Sanchez last season.
Was that the season Udinese reached CL qualifiers? If so, you are right. They should have reached fourth place that season.
Although Verona have had a pretty good season themselves.