Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta admits “meetings every week” for renewals, and won’t be drawn on Axel Witsel.
The Bianconeri are believed to be working on new contracts for Paulo Dybala and Leonardo Bonucci, while Witsel has been linked with a January move after a summer transfer collapsed.
“Missing Marchisio? It seems a bit exaggerated to me,” Marotta told SportMediaset.
“We felt his absence of course, but I think the Juventus squad is competitive enough to make up for any absence.
Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta admits “meetings every week” for renewals, and won’t be drawn on Axel Witsel.
The Bianconeri are believed to be working on new contracts for Paulo Dybala and Leonardo Bonucci, while Witsel has been linked with a January move after a summer transfer collapsed.
“Missing Marchisio? It seems a bit exaggerated to me,” Marotta told SportMediaset.
“We felt his absence of course, but I think the Juventus squad is competitive enough to make up for any absence.
“Witsel? The transfer window only closed recently, we continue to follow every possibility, monitoring different situations. I don’t feel like it’s something to go into too much.
“As for renewals, they’re a recurring dynamic at a football club. There’s nothing to reveal, meetings with agents take place every week.”
Gianluigi Buffon has been criticised after his mistake for Italy against Spain, but Marotta defended the Juve captain.
“Buffon has written pages in the history of Italian football that can never be erased. Some headlines are just to criticise.”
Finally, the director spared a few words for Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik, who will be out for around four months with a cruciate ligament injury.
“Best wishes to the player. We like to win, but with our opponents at full strength.”