Juventus director Beppe Marotta shut the door on Zlatan Ibrahimovic and confessed Alvaro Morata “depends on Real Madrid.”
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Juventus director Beppe Marotta shut the door on Zlatan Ibrahimovic and confessed Alvaro Morata “depends on Real Madrid.”
The Bianconeri host Empoli this evening, follow the action as it happens and give your views on our LIVEBLOG.
“We’ve got to focus on the details, without underestimating anything, especially games that on paper seem easy. Tonight there’s a big gap between us in the table, but we mustn’t take Empoli for granted,” Marotta told Mediaset Premium.
“I already described Morata’s situation as a Sword of Damocles hanging over us. Morata expressed the desire to remain with us and we are aware that in our hands he’s not a promising player, but a reality.
“We want to build the future on these young players and we’ll try, but ultimately the final word rests with Real Madrid.”
Ibrahimovic is expected to walk away from Paris Saint-Germain, but Marotta shut down any suggestion of a return to Juve.
“He is a great champion, but we have our philosophy and our strategy. So far we have focused on youth and will try to continue along those lines.
“Ibrahimovic also has an impressive contract that no Italian club can sustain. He could even remain at PSG, but we have a different philosophy.
“I think it’s a necessary therapy for Italian clubs to invest in their youth academy and we do need to go back to the past when there was more competition for the Azzurri jersey.
“In Italy there are teams who play 11 foreigners in the starting XI and that is not right. We still need to improve, I support the Made in Italy approach and I believe you reach a major European profile on a foundation of Italian players.”