Juventus reportedly want to keep Federico Bernardeschi but are hoping the winger will accept a significant wage cut.
The Italy international currently receives €4m a season and Calciomercato.com reports the Old Lady has started working to solve the situations of the players on expiring contracts.
The 27-year-old arrived from Fiorentina in July 2017 and has gone through some ups and downs during his time with the Bianconeri.
But the return of Max Allegri in the dugout has helped the attacker, who has appeared seven times across all competitions this term.
Bernardeschi provided the crucial assist in the 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Champions League last month, as he stepped up in the absence of Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata.
Juventus are eager to hand him a new deal at the Allianz Stadium, as his contract expires in June 2022, but are hoping he will accept a salary cut to extend.
The Old Lady is, according to the outlet, willing to offer him a new deal worth between €2.5m and €3m a season, and Bernardeschi’s future is still unknown.
If the player is not willing to take the wage cut, he could be used as a pawn during the transfer market in January, and the outlet claims the club could be looking to include him in a swap deal.
La #Juve prepara la mossa per #Bernardeschi: rinnovo al ribasso o addio https://t.co/aYHzUyH64o pic.twitter.com/tRyI8QfEN6
— calciomercato.com (@cmdotcom) October 13, 2021
My God Juve will never learn.
What has my team become (head slap)!!!
For a respectable salary, he is an asset to the team as he can play multiple roles and is at the service of his manager
My god Juventus used to be a club respected for shrewdness and being a step above the rest of the field in serie a. They will never learn from their past mistakes going on for at least 5 years now. I am not surprised as Cherubini seems to be Paratici 2.0, and Arrivabene came from F1. I suppose he gets a new 5 year deal and £8 million per year.
10 goals and 19 assists in 154 games. Value , 15 million. (according to transfermarket,com). Not great stats for a player who is basically an attacking MF. Compare him to Chiesa or Cuadrado and it doesnt look great. Sell him.
Dumb MFs ruining the club. Why are all these trash players getting contract renewal? Fking kicking them out!!
This is Allegri’s doing no doubt. He likes these kind useless players.
If we sell him as is, we’ll not get much. Furthermore, he might find his form in a different club, that most likely will be an Italian one. So I’d rather have him renew with a lower salary. Win win for Juve