Juventus appear set to miss out on Matt O’Riley after failing to strike an agreement with Brighton for the player’s transfer.
The Bianconeri have been searching the market for a new midfielder since the start of the summer, but have found little joy thus far.
After realising that Sandro Tonali’s signing is a mere pipe dream and that Sporting CP are seeking a king’s ransom for Morten Hojlund, they turned to O’Riley who has a more affordable price. However, after weeks of negotiations, the Serie A giants haven’t been able to find a breakthrough on this front.
Matt O’Riley no longer expected to join Juventus
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport via JuventusNews24, the Bianconeri’s O’Riley chase has been impeded by two main factors.
First, Juventus have been trying to sign the Denmark international on loan with an option to buy, while they’re also willing to add an obligation. On the other hand, the Premier League boys would like to cash in on the 24-year-old immediately. In other words, the Seagulls want a permanent transfer this summer or nothing.
Second, despite sending Douglas Luiz to Nottingham Forest, Juventus must still offload additional players to finance the operation. Dusan Vlahovic and Nico Gonzalez remain the main candidates.
Why Juventus could keep their midfield intact
At this stage, the pink newspaper believes that Juve’s chances of landing O’Riley are shrinking by the hour. Hence, barring any late twists, the deal is unlikely to materialise.
Nevertheless, Igor Tudor perhaps wouldn’t mind keeping his midfield department intact, as he appears increasingly convinced by Teun Koopmeiners in a deeper role.
The department also includes Khephren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Weston McKennie and the currently-injured Fabio Miretti. Hence, the manager already has five players vying for two starting spots.
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Comolli COULD LEARN FROM HIM. HE SHOULD BE A TALENTED PERSON LIKE THIS
The Best Joke
A new salesperson is hired in a large department store. The boss directs the first customer who comes in, checking to see what the newbie knows.
After a while, the customer leaves. The boss asks the new guy how much he bought it for.
– For 22 million forints – the guy says.
The boss almost falls over in amazement.
– What did he buy?
– He wanted to buy two hooks, but I offered him bigger ones, in case he caught big fish. However, this required stronger lines and bigger rods. Big fish can’t fit in a small fish tank, so I gave him a submersible one. Of course, the equipment wouldn’t fit in his old boat, so I showed him our newest motorboat. The only problem was that his car wouldn’t be able to handle the boat. Luckily, I remembered
the Jeep we got last week.
The boss, completely cool, asks:
– And it all started when he wanted to buy two fishing rods?
– Well, actually, he was just looking for tampons for his wife.
I told him that if his weekend was already fucked up, he should
go fishing…
If the management do (or can do) nothing, then they will miss out on all potentional signings.
In the last 2-3 weeks they did nothing.
Hojlund is a scam of a player. And this O’Riley dude is nobody. Why ppl are so hyped with these EPL rejects?
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