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From the skin trying in, issues aren’t precisely trying all shiny and sunsehine-y in terms of Nico González having a future at Juventus. That’s an attention-grabbing observe as a result of, properly, it was simply a few weeks in the past wherein González’s obligation to purchase following his mortgage transfer from Fiorentina kicked in. With it, one other €25 million went over to Rocco Commisso’s purple-clad checking account after the preliminary €8 million mortgage price.
Underneath regular circumstances, wouldn’t include rumors of a possible departure.
However, as we all know, Juventus aren’t precisely working beneath something near regular circumstances contemplating the season (or two) (or three or 4) that they’ve simply had.
Damien Comolli and Co. have a Cristiano Giuntolli-themed mess to attempt to clear up on the present roster. And whereas some gamers that Giuntoli signed final summer time have turned out to be excellent acquisitions — whats up to you, Khephren Thuram, Michele Di Gregorio and Pierre Kalulu — however others have been, properly, big-money flops. González is actually extra of the latter group than the previous, and that’s the reason we’re out of the blue listening to about him doubtlessly leaving Juve this summer time somewhat than being an enormous a part of Igor Tudor’s attacking plans.
Whereas there have been hyperlinks over the past week or so about some curiosity from Saudi Arabia, the latest rumors contain one thing slightly nearer to Turin. That’s as a result of each of the groups in Serie A that put on black and blue stripes (gross) may properly be doing a little enterprise collectively, and in flip opening a door for Juventus to doubtlessly offload González this summer time.
The best domino to fall is, in accordance with studies over the past 48 hours, Inter Milan attempting to purchase Ademola Lookman from Atalanta, with the 2 golf equipment in talks over a deal for the gifted 27-year-old ahead. That might, in flip, imply that Atalanta would look to González to fill the void left by Lookman, with studies saying there’s a real curiosity to convey the Argentine attacker to Bergamo.
The place issues get slightly curiosity is that if Inter and Atalanta aren’t in a position to comply with a deal for Lookman, with final season’s Champions League finalists bidding €40 million, a lot decrease than La Dea’s reported €50 million asking value. In line with SportItalia’s Alfredo Pedulla, González could be very a lot backup choice No. 1, however Inter’s totally targeted on attempting to get a deal accomplished for Lookman within the comparatively close to future (and attempting like hell to keep away from a drawn out, Teun Koopmeiners-like saga with Atalanta within the course of.)
Contemplating that Juventus have invested some huge cash González — though perhaps not as a lot as different summer time of 2024 signings like Koopmeiners and Douglas Luiz — it’s beginning to appear like an admission that he simply doesn’t match into what Tudor desires to do with this group. Contemplating he carried out higher — though not by a lot — beneath Tudor in comparison with his long-winded struggles beneath Thiago Motta, there may need been some form of hope he may flip issues round if he was to get a brand new lease on life following his early poor kind at Juventus.
However even that seems to be one thing that won’t come to go. Or a minimum of could properly find yourself occurring at a brand new membership regardless of if it’s some other place in Serie A or overseas.
On the very least, it seems that Juventus could have some choices in terms of curiosity in González — which is greater than we are able to say about different attacking gamers Juventus have purchased from Fiorentina lately.
