Reports in Italy claim Juventus are ready to listen to offers for their midfielders, including Paul Pogba, to raise funds to sign Sergej Milinkovic-Savic or Cesare Casadei.
The Bianconeri confirmed Adrien Rabiot’s one-year contract extension on Tuesday, but Giovanni Manna wants to bring in more reinforcements for Max Allegri.
According to Wednesday’s printed edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (page 8), the Old Lady is ready to listen to offers for Pogba, who struggled with injuries in 2022-23, playing just 172 minutes across all competitions.
The France international is Juventus’ highest earner hasn’t gone on holiday this summer to focus on his recovery. He will return to Turin one week before the start of the pre-season at the beginning of July. According to the report, Juventus still have concerns about his fitness, so his sale can’t be ruled out, although the player doesn’t want to leave Turin.
If Pogba leaves, Lazio‘s Milinkovic-Savic would immediately become Juventus’ priority. Il Corriere dello Sport (page 3) and Tuttosport (page 2) claim that even the sales of Arthur or Denis Zakaria (wanted by Lens and West Ham) will help Juventus raise funds for SMS.
According to Tuttosport, Juventus are ready to offer a four or five-year contract to the Lazio midfielder, whose current deal at the Stadio Olimpico expires in June 2024. Claudio Lotito’s asking price is €40m.
As per Gazzetta, Chelsea’s Casadei is also on Juventus’ radars and is an alternative to SMS.