Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli confirms they are ‘down to the details’ for Tiago Djaló and slammed the door shut on Jordan Henderson. ‘We decided to close the transfer market.’
The match with Sassuolo kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 19.45 GMT.
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Curiously, both Scudetto contenders Juve and Inter lost only one Serie A match this season and in both cases it was against Sassuolo.
“It has been a great first half to the season and 46 points after 19 rounds were unthinkable at the start. We have to credit the coach, the staff and the lads for this extraordinary work and we hope to keep it going,” Giuntoli told DAZN.
Juve have already done business in the January transfer window, as Tiago Djaló is set to arrive from Lille after he had been seemingly on the verge of joining their Serie A rivals Inter.
“We are down to the details and hope to seal it over the next few days. When he is a Juventus player, then I will talk about Djaló.”
However, when asked about the negotiations for a new midfielder or the potential exit of Moise Kean, Giuntoli made a surprise announcement about the Juventus transfer strategy.
“At this moment, we have decided to close the transfer market. We decided to put faith in these lads, who had an extraordinary run of results.
“We want to keep winning to break further away from fifth place, as that is our objective and that is what how we go forward.”
This effectively confirms that Juve have closed the door on talks with former Liverpool midfielder Henderson.
🚨⚪️⚫️ Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli when asked about Jordan Henderson: “We have decided to close the market, we won’t sign any player”.
“We want to trust our players, this is our choice in this moment”.
↪️🇵🇹 Tiago Djaló will still join Juve from Lille, confirmed. pic.twitter.com/XZ1DjfpY1o
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