Leonardo Bonucci He is not the only player not counted out for Juventus for next season. The Italian central defender, an institution in the Turin club at the age of 36, will have to train outside the group starting Monday, when he returns after the vacation, and in the same situation he will find four other members of the squad who have returned from in their assignments. .
The players in question are the Brazilians Arthur Melo (Liverpool), the American Weston McKennie (Leeds), the Swiss Dennis Zakaria (Chelsea) and possibly the Croatian Marko Pjaca (Empoli). They all have contracts in place but are not included in the newcomers’ plans Cristiano Giuntoli and Giovanni Manna, new sports director and new head of the first team.
As for Arthur, Juventus continue to pay the consequences for him mega-exchange with FC Barcelona in 2020 that led to Miralem Pjanic to Camp Nou. Despite his unproductive time at Liverpool due to injuries, the Brazilian medium is interested Julen Lopetegui’s Wolverhampton, Unai Emery’s Aston Villa or to Fiorentina, who are willing to sign him on loan, paying his salary of six million euros in full.
Juve hope that Arthur can perform better than last season and re-value himself to attract potential buyers of his card for next summer. The player’s bags were already packed, but as he searched for his destination, he entered the club’s facilities outside the group.
Source: La Verdad
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