Juventus” data-scaytid=”1″>Juventus cannot afford to make mistakes in the transfer window, warns Max Allegri, as he describes Arturo Vidal as ‘a lion in a cage’.
The Bianconeri have run through the summer so far with continued market speculation on their Chile international midfielder.
Juventus cannot afford to make mistakes in the transfer window, warns Max Allegri, as he describes Arturo Vidal as ‘a lion in a cage’.
The Bianconeri have run through the summer so far with continued market speculation on their Chile international midfielder.
Whilst rumours persist of interest from Manchester United, Juve’s Coach has made clear where Vidal’s focus is.
“He is a lion in a cage. He would like to play, but he needs to train more,” Allegri has told the Gazzetta dello Sport today.
“We will put him in the field against Villar Perosa [Wednesday August 20] or in the TIM Trophy [on August 23].
“Arturo has great spirit. It is normal that there are rumours about him – great teams seek out the big players. But Vidal is already at a great team.”
Juve are still expected to bring in reinforcements this summer, with links in particular to defensive and attacking targets.
For the 47-year-old, there is great risk in leaving activity to this late in the market.
“We must make evaluations with the club. We have little time and the margin for error is small. Two mistakes from eight signings is something no-one will notice.
“Two mistakes from two is colossal damage. It’s not good even at 50 per cent, for one error from the two.
“The defenders are working well, Ogbonna has excellent quality, obviously he needs to do more. We will be in a state of emergency for the first two rounds, for the injury to Barzagli and the suspension of Chiellini.
“I will have only Caceres, Bonucci and Ogbonna, as well as Marrone if he stays. Among other things, Marrone is a pleasant surprise as a defender – he has a clear evolution to this role.
“And offensively what is the situation? It is important to recover Morata, then we will see what we can do. We would need a player who can play two roles. Morata, for example, can play as prima punta, but he is more a seconda and it is also feasible he can play on the wing in a tridant.
“So, if someone comes in then they need to be useful – we do not need a striker at a low level that does not improve us.”