According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are considering selling for €35 million
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, and used the funds for this summer's reinforcement program to continue the pursuit of three key players.
Juventus' Argentine winger Sule scored 11 goals in Serie A last season on loan at Frosinone. Although manager Juan Motta would like to keep Sule and is bullish on him playing on the right wing, Juve may consider selling him to raise funds.
Despite Juve fans chanting "don't leave" as their players return for medicals, La Gazzetta dello Sport points out that Juve will find it difficult to refuse the sale of Sule if an offer of €35 million is made.
Multiple teams are currently eyeing Sule, but only the
Leicester City
Ready to submit an official offer: a transfer fee of 25 million euros plus a floating bonus of 5 million euros. However, this offer falls short of Juve sporting director Giuntoli's asking price. If Leicester City can increase their offer to €30 million plus €5 million in bonuses, Juve may consider completing the deal.
Juventus are planning to clean out a number of players this summer, including Milik, Rugani, Desilio, Artur and McEneny, but none of these players have been able to attract high-priced offers from other teams so far. Juve are hoping to gain transfer funds from the sale of Sule to support the next three important targets brought in; Koupmenas, Todibo and Sancho.
Koupmenas has agreed to join Juve and has reached a preliminary agreement with the club on a contract worth €4 million a year. Although Atalanta demanded a transfer fee of up to 60 million euros, Juve valued the player at only between 40 and 45 million euros, and the two sides still need to continue negotiations.
Juventus' previous first choice for defender reinforcements was Calafiore, but he is valued at €50 million and is close to joining Arsenal. As a result, Juve have turned to contacting Nice for Todibo, who is asking for €40 million. Juve would like to buy before renting, but Nice has not yet accepted this proposal.
La Gazzetta dello Sport also suggests that Juve may suggest including a player in the deal to offset some of the fee, with options including Rugani, Milik and Jallow. However, Motta would like these players to attend Juve's summer training first so that further observations can be made before making a decision.
Given that Chiesa Junior could leave the club this summer, Juve will need to bring in a new winger if they sell Sule again. Juve sporting director Giuntoli is currently in contact with Sancho, although there were previous plans to take him on loan but they were shelved due to the objections of former manager Massimiliano Allegri. Motta has been in high demand for Sancho since his appointment and Juve are also considering adding Junior Chiesa as part of the deal to Sancho's negotiations, but this would still need to be approved by United boss Jurgen Ten Hahn.
