Juventus defender Merih Demiral could reject a move to Atalanta due to Premier League interest in him, according to reports in Italy.
The Turkey international is on loan at La Dea, who have the option to make the deal permanent for €20 million – on top of the €2m loan fee paid.
However, Calciomercato.com report Demiral is having second thoughts about the move, while some at Atalanta consider €20m a little steep.
The report adds that Juve are awaiting Atalanta’s decision, while Demiral’s hesitance is due in part to interest in his services from unnamed Premier League clubs.
Demiral first moved to Serie A when he joined Sassuolo in 2019 and soon established himself as one of the defenders to watch in the league with a string of impressive performances which earned him a move to Juve.
In Turin, however, he struggled to break into the team due to the consistency of Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Matthijs de Ligt ahead of him.
After two seasons, he joined Atalanta on loan where he made 42 appearances in all competitions.
#Juve attenta, clamorosa decisione dell’#Atalanta su #Demiral https://t.co/546ZjcwJl5 pic.twitter.com/tCeGMIPXFK
— calciomercato.com (@cmdotcom) May 31, 2022
first option is to get him back to juve and play him next to De ligt.
second option is to try and sell him to newcastle.
The best option is to call back Paolo Montero. Even though he is coaching San Lorenzo, I am sure PhD Max can coax him back to the big time. At only 50 years young he is primed, perfect and meets all the checks for Feng Shui 2.0 Slow Cowboy Max.
The best option is to call back Paolo Montero. Even though he is coaching San Lorenzo, I am sure PhD Max can coax him back to the big time. At only 50 years young he is primed, perfect and meets all the checks for Cowboy Max.
Just get PhD Max to prize Montero away from San Lorenzo. He is battle tested, got cojones and is only 50 years young. Perfect for Cowboy Max.
Just get PhD Max to prize Montero away from San Lorenzo. He is battle tested, got experience and is only 50 years young. Perfect for Cowboy Max.
maybe I am an oldie but to me demiral is exactly what chiellieni was at that age. good but not great. he still needs a bit of maturing to do and needs to play in a 3 man cb line for now.
i don’t think he will fare well paired with either bonucci or deligt. i see cards coming. he still is a bit of a hot head.
Look it is simple. Just get PhD Max to get Montero out of retirement. He might be coaching San Lorenzo, but the back, back, down, down guru can coax him. After all he is only 50 years young and just what PhD Max requires. Someone who can finally guide the Dutch Phil Jones.
Just get PhD Max to get Montero out of retirement. He is only 50 years young and can teach the Dutch Phil Jones first hand.
Allegri awaits, so better run quickly.