Recently, the Italian media Turin sports newspaper broke the heavy news, Juventus and Manchester United trade negotiations are entering a white-hot stage. Juventus intends to use Brazilian midfielder Douglas Reyes as a bargaining chip in exchange for Manchester United striker Joshua Shukes. Despite both players completing transfers this summer, they have failed to get reused in their respective teams and now they seem to have found a new way out.
Juventus have long been enamored with Dutch striker Joshua Schukes. And new Manchester United manager and former Bologna player, Ruben Emolian, also sees him as his third choice for striker. But Juventus may struggle to afford his hefty transfer fee and have offered Douglas-Reus in exchange. Douglas-Reis had joined Aston Villa in pre-season for a transfer fee of £42.3 million, but coach Moda questioned his fitness and training attitude. He has only played two official matches this season and his future is in doubt.
However, 26-year-old Douglas Reyes has excelled in the past five seasons and is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League. His strong defensive abilities and excellent organizational skills fit perfectly into Emolian's 3-4-3 tactical system, and is expected to be the ideal successor to veteran Kasmiru.