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Calafiroi, Zirkzee and much more on Giuntoli’s wishlist
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Rumours have been swirling around today crazily on the Juventus transfer window. There are more rumours around the signings of Josuha Zirkzee, Riccardo, Calafiori, Mattias Soule, Dean Huijsen and Samuel Illing Jr. There have also been links to Adrien Rabiot and Federico Chiesa staying at Juventus and extending their respective contracts.
Joshua Zirkzee
Joshua Zirkzee has been rumoured to Juventus once again with Giuntoli wanting a Vlahovic and Zirkzee as a front two. He would like the players to play next to each other in a 3-5-2 formation. The club has accelerated their contacts with Zirkzee ahead of the transfer window. The club would look to finance his purchase with the sales of Soule, Huijsen or Illing Jr. All of this is according to Gazzetta.
Riccardo Calafiori
Juventus is still the leading club to sign Calafiori. This comes after offers from aboard however he would prefer to stay in Italy. This comes as he has played 27 games and 2083 minutes with 4 assists for Bologna. He is still a number one defensive option for Giuntoli. This is according to Mirko Di Natale.
Midfielders
Leonardo Spinazola has been linked to come back to Juventus. This comes after he left Juventus to join Roma in the 2019/20 season. He has played 150 games for Roma within his stint with 7 goals and 21 assists for the club. He missed some games after his ACL injury during Euro 2020 with Italy. However, if he wants to come back to Juventus, he will need to drop his from 3.5 million a season to two million a season. This is according to Tuttosport.
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Alen Boksic in an interview to Gazzetta said Juventus should try and sign Luka Modric. This comes after some concrete rumours to come to the club. This is because his contract expires at the end of the season, and he has struggled for gametime. He has only started 15 league games in the 28 he has played. He has got 2 goals and 4 assists in his 1427 minutes he’s played. This could mean a transfer away from the club to be likely and Juventus could be an option.
Resigns
According to TuttoSport Adrien Rabiot has to make a choice on who to sign for. The two clubs he could sign for is Manchester United and Juventus. He has to make a choice soon as his contract expires at the end of this season. It has looked likely that he will leave Juventus. His future is still in the air as he is waiting to see what happens with the future of Max Allegri.
Federico Chiesa looks likely to stay at Juventus until 2026. According to Nicolo Schria he is looking for a deal on 5 million euros per season. Along as this he will likely get a 1-million-euro bonus. If he resigns it becomes more likely that Dusan Vlahovic resigns.