Juventus want Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa and have made contact with German champions over a possible transfer.
According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Juve’s interest in the player is genuine and there have been preliminary contacts between the two clubs regarding a transfer. When discussing the possible redemptions of Kingsley Coman and Medhi Benatia, the Bianconeri took the opportunity to discuss the Brazilian winger who they have been monitoring for some time.
Costa is very familiar with 4-2-3-1 system which Juve are currently using and is believed to be the perfect option for the wings, especially as Bianconeri boss Max Allegri is a big admirer of the player who has featured in limited appearances for Bayern this season.
The initial valuation of the player is believed to be €50m, however Juventus are confident that they can negotiate the figure to closer to €30-35m for the former Shakhtar forward, especially as the Bavarians are believed to be pushing forward in their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen winger Julian Brandt, who could move to Munich in the summer. In Germany there is real optimism about the possibility of seeing Douglas Costa at Juventus next season.
My dream: Veratti and Costa, though Tolisso and Costa would be alright too. Just keep Dybala no matter what. We need fast(er) players, when we play defensive football like yesterday, on the counters.
i’d Say Tolisso > Veratti, agree on Costa
If the Brandt transfer materializes then I could see costa being sold. Those bavarians love their Germans and I admire that in a sense, that’s why their NT is so good. However, there is no way they’d sell for 35 million, he’d probably go for 50 easily. Keep in mind the premier league has no financial bounderies, but I would love to get him on our team. Definitely an upgrade over cuadrado.
I thought Costa was plan B on Sanhez? thus a replacement on Mandzukic? I think Cuadrado and Costa along with a Dybala and Higuain on the field make for a KILLER team sheet. No reason why Cuadrado and Sanchez/Costa shouldn’t play together, This news is very exciting
I ahd thought of Alexis Sanchez but Costa would be a great signing. We can profit on German nationalism.
Keep in mind Liverpool also want Brandt, It seems highly Likely Liverpool will be in CL giving Jurgen Klopp a lot of pulling power (as if he needed any more given his reputation). Honestly Bayern getting Brandt is a coin toss, and unlikley if you ask me. We should just tie this to the Coman deal somehow.
It seems like Juve and Bayern be switching players and making quite the base:
Bayern: Vidal, Coman
Juve: Benatia, Costa ….Mandzukic