According to Sky Sport Italia, Juventus are annoyed with Barcelona due to their attempt to get Alvaro Morata and Massimiliano Allegri is determined to keep hold of the Spanish striker.
Morata has reportedly reached an agreement over an 18-month loan move to Barcelona.
He is aware that Juventus won’t make his move permanent at the end of the season and is open to leaving in January.
However, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri doesn’t want the Spaniard to leave and according to Sky Sport Italia, Juventus are annoyed with Barcelona as the Catalans coach Xavi contacted their striker without the club’s consent.
According to the report, Barcelona haven’t yet made a formal proposal to Atletico Madrid who need to give their green light for Morata’s transfer.
Juventus would only let Morata leave if they sign a replacement but due to their tight transfer budget, they would be unable to get a valuable replacement in January.
They’ve sounded out Mauro Icardi’s availability, but the Serie A giants are only interested in signing a new forward on loan without an option or obligation to buy.
This is why they are already planning to buy a new striker over the summer and Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca is reportedly their No.1 option for next season.
Over the next few weeks, Juventus will be trying to reach an agreement with the Neroverdi to ‘block’ Scamacca ahead of 2021-22.