Luca Pellegrini is set to leave Juventus this summer, but while Fulham agreed terms with the player, Juventus are leaning towards either Lazio or OGC Nice instead.
The full-back made the move to Juve from Roma for €22m in 2019 and has struggled to make a regular impact during loans at Cagliari, Genoa, Eintracht Frankfurt and most recently Lazio.
His contract runs to June 2025 and the Bianconeri are eager to get him off their books with a sale, which is why the request from Lazio for an extended loan has so far been rejected.
According to Sky Sport Italia, Fulham have agreed personal terms with Pellegrini and his agent, but that doesn’t mean a deal is done.
They have not worked out a fee with Juventus, who would prefer to sell him to OGC Nice instead for €8m.
This is not the first time Fulham have hit problems trying to get a full-back from Serie A, as they had an agreement with Milan only for Fode Ballo-Toure to turn them down.
This seems to be an exact reverse of that situation, as the player wants them, but there is no deal with Juve.
Hahahaha it’s comical that any player would have to ‘consider’ Fulham! When an Italian has an Italian option but would leave for Fulham tells you the state of the Italian league and the italian players.
What an end!
I thank god I am old enough to have seen Italy win the world cup. Now we are lucky if we can even see us play another world cup match!