Juventus have reportedly opted against activating the release clause of Francisco Conceicao which will expire next month.
The Bianconeri signed the 22-year-old on loan from Porto last August, but the deal didn’t include an option or an obligation to buy.
Nevertheless, many reports claimed that the parties had struck a gentleman’s agreement which would allow the Portuguese to stay in Turin beyond the current campaign. Former Juventus Football Director, Cristiano Giuntoli, went on to claim that Conceicao will 100% remain at the club.
Juventus won’t succumb to Porto’s terms
But while this bold statement is now in the past, the Serie A giants would still like to keep the tricky winger who captured the fans’ imagination earlier in the campaign, especially after winning the favour of Igor Tudor.
That being said, Juventus aren’t prepared to pay €30 million to trigger his release clause, reports Sky Sport Italia (via TuttoJuve).
As the source explains, this clause will expire on July 15, and the Bianconeri have already made up their mind. They feel that have already paid €7 million in loan fees, which should be taken into account.
Juventus not willing to splash €30m on Conceicao
Juventus are thus counting on the player’s will which will play a fundamental role in the negotiations. The Old Lady’s aim is to keep Conceicao at Continassa but on a less costly operation.
According to Calciomercato.it (via TuttoJuve), the Serie A giants are aiming to drive the price down to €22-24 million.
It remains to be seen if the Bianconeri’s strategy will pay off. In the meantime, the vast majority of the fanbase is hoping that Portugal international lingers in Turin, as he’s considered one of the best technical players at the club.
Conceicao has been a regular starter in the FIFA Club World Cup thus far, forming an impressive attacking trident alongside Kenan Yildiz and Randal Kolo Muani. He bagged a formidable brace against Al Ain, but was less impactful on Sunday in the win over Wydad.
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This is why Juventus will never win CL again. They prefer players like McKennie to Conceicao? Buying him should be a no brainer.
Exactly! They can easily pay for worthless Luiz 50 million, but they can’t pay for Conceicao 30 million.
Pay the €30M or say goodbye to Chico. Porto’s not going to negotiate. They made that clear.
Since this publication doesn’t want to tell you the truth about Chico’s performance yesterday vs Al Wydad, I will.
Yesterday, Chico’s teammates did him incredibly dirty. They constantly played the ball down the left hand side, where they either lost the ball or just played in the opponent’s traffic, allowing them to force the ball out, when Chico had enough space to receive the ball and play it. He called for the ball multiple times in those instances and NOBODY even bothered with him & they did this sh*t for the majority of the game. Chico had to switch from the right to the left flank to even make get a hold of the ball. WTF is wrong with them? Also, they could never score his chances like the 2 BIG CHANCES he created today. The amount of assists he would have gotten this season would have been ridiculous!
Somehow I see no sense in some decisions, 30m can not be the deal the team is looking, but also the team can deny the impact that Francisco do on the team (maybe not every game, but in the 60% of the game is doing more than the job in different ways). But then you have koopmainers, having a poor performance every game and not looking for better alternative on the rol, Vlahović entertaining his contract until his end. yes two are bought and other is to buy, but the real thing is Juventus is focusing in hoping that the player in any moment will perform better and not the ones that are making a impact now
Idiots! Okay then buy a second Vlahovic for 100 million euros.
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