Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria has landed in Turin and will have his Juventus medical tomorrow morning.
The deal was done for a reported €5m plus €2-3m in add-ons.
His current contract with Gladbach is due to expire on June 30 anyway, so many clubs had been preparing to swoop for him as a free agent at the end of the season.
Done deal: Zakaria to Juventus from Borussia Monchengladbach
However, Juve came in early and were prepared to pay a transfer fee to have the Swiss international now.
Zakaria is the replacement for Rodrigo Bentancur, who will join Dejan Kulusevski at Tottenham Hotspur.
Eccolo! Zakaria a Torino #zaksigira @Glongari @debbys1986 @tvdellosport @laballara @AlfredoPedulla pic.twitter.com/GN6E0lH5Te
— Michele Criscitiello (@MCriscitiello) January 30, 2022
Exciting stuff. Juve midfield has needed a shake up for years.
Good business all round – this guy seems like he’ll support the attack a lot more.
Bentancur I think will do well at thfc because conte will play him in his actual position – CDM, and won’t ask him to be the playmaker he simply isn’t