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Juventus supervisor Igor Tudor has recognized his previous Marseille pupil Leonardo Balerdi as his precedence goal to bolster the backline.
The 26-year-old is a centre-back who began his profession at Boca Juniors earlier than being poached by Borussia Dortmund in 2019. He has been enjoying his soccer at Marseille since 2020, and is now the membership’s captain.
Due to this fact, Tudor is all too accustomed to the Argentinian who served underneath his tutelage within the 2022/23 marketing campaign.
Igor Tudor Eager for Leonardo Balerdi Reunion
In response to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Croatian is ‘obsessed’ with Balerdi, figuring out him as the perfect profile to pursue.
Nonetheless, OM have constructed a brick wall round their skipper, as they continue to be hellbent on conserving the defender on the Velodrome.
However because the supply explains, many elements can change within the coming days and weeks, as Damien Comolli will attempt to discover a resolution, maybe by resorting to his previous French connections.
The pink newspaper provides that Juve’s defensive division is already saturated, so the administrators may even need to make room for Balerdi, or every other new signing, for that matter.
Which defenders will go away Juventus?
The Bianconeri definitely intend to construct the backline round Gleison Bremer, who’s regularly recovering from a devastating ACL harm, whereas Pierre Kalulu, Federico Gatti and Nicolo Savona are all anticipated to remain.
Due to this fact, the primary candidates to depart Turin are Daniele Rugani and Lloyd Kelly.
The skilled Italian centre-back has simply returned from a mortgage spell at Ajax, however he may battle to seek out house at Tudor’s courtroom, as we’re already seeing within the FIFA Membership World Cup, the place he has but to make an look.
As for Kelly, he’s presently thought of a starter as a result of lack of options, however his performances have been removed from convincing. Therefore, the membership would relish any alternative to dump the January signing.
