Check out today’s latest transfer updates from Serie A, including Joshua Zirkzee’s decision to prioritise Milan and the hint linking Mauro Icardi to Juventus.
Buongiorno is expected to make the Italy squad for Euro 2024 this summer, Tuttosport detailed, as the Torino starlet waits for offers from Milan and multiple interested clubs from the Premier League. He commands a €40m asking price, but that could raise after the European Championship.
Juventus are looking to retain Carlos Alcaraz beyond this season but won’t pay his hefty €49.5m buy option, so have developed a strategy, Gazzetta dello Sport reported. The Serie A side want to set up a new loan deal with Southampton in the summer and terms could be altered.
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Inter are confident about signing Mario Hermoso on a free transfer in the summer, Gazzetta noted, despite the interest from West Ham, Aston Villa and Juventus. The Spaniard has reportedly ‘convinced everyone’ in the Nerazzurri management.
Wanda Nara, the agent and wife of Galatasaray striker Icardi, caused sparks amongst the Juventus fanbase after she shared a photo wearing the Serie A side’s tracksuit top, possibly dropping a hint ahead of the summer.
Tuttosport claimed that Juventus have identified Sporting’s Ousmane Diomande and VfL Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix as possible options to replace Gleison Bremer, should Manchester United or another interested club snap him up in the summer. Another defensive target for the Old Lady is Barcelona starlet Mikayil Ngor Faye, according to Calciomercato.com and Mundo Deportivo.
Inter are also interested in the 19-year-old but the Nerazzurri have also identified six players they’d be willing to sell in the summer in order to generate enough resources to sign Genoa forward Albert Gudmundsson. None of these are first team regulars, allowing the club to maintain their quality.
Gazzetta reported this morning that Zirkzee had decided to prioritise a move to fellow Serie A side Milan in the summer, despite interest from a long list of clubs including Juventus, Manchester United and Arsenal. €50m plus Alexis Saelemaekers could be enough to find a deal with Bologna.
The Nerazzurri have started following Bologna centre back Sam Beukema ahead of the summer as they plan to shake up their defence, with doubts surrounding the futures of ageing veterans Francesco Acerbi and Stefan de Vrij.
Roma are looking increasingly unlikely to retain Romelu Lukaku beyond this season and some Saudi clubs have reportedly emerged with interest ahead of the summer transfer window.
Juventus have already opened initial talks with Dusan Vlahovic’s agent regarding a new contract and a meeting will be set up at the end of the season, assuming they secure a spot in the Champions League.
In the end, whoever offers the most money will secure Zirkzee. Botman also ‘chose’ Milan, and in the end Milan were blown out of the water both in terms of the offer to lille and wages offered by Newcastle. Zirkzee has had half and a bit decent season in Serie A. In my humble opinion, Milan need more guarantees than that especially if Giroud is on his way out. What is for sure is that he’s definitely not worth 50m.