The summer of 2023 brings a difficult market for clubs that are not from the Saudi League or big tycoons. Historically teams have always managed to fit all the pieces together before entering into a negotiation. Juventus and FC Barcelona are currently at that stage. The highs and lows are interrelated and, what is most striking, even those, in theory, should not directly concern them. The interest of the ‘vecchia signora’ for Barça midfielder Franck Kessie depends, as reported by Tuttosport from Italy, on the events of the global market, in something we can call a ‘domino effect’. The youth plan is outlined.
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THE FIRST PIECE TO FALL
Declan Rice, to Arsenal
Tuttosport went ahead this Sunday that the record sale of 24-year-old English international medium Declan Rice is the situation that the Juve market needs to activate. What does Juve have to do with all this? In principle, no one, until West Ham, the club that sold its franchise player for 105 million pounds -121 million euros- went for his replacement. His coach David Moyes warned him recently. “Until Rice is not sold, we cannot plan anything or buy from anyone,” he warned.
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THE SECOND PIECE THAT MUST FALL
West Ham want Juventino Zakaria
With the economic manna coming from the ‘gunner’ club, West Ham had to drop another chip, with the name of Denis Zakaria. For the 26-year-old Swiss media, who has a contract valid until 2026, the London club has been negotiating with Juve for several days, but the operation is on hold until after Rice’s match in Arsenal. The first figures of the one and the other are very far from each other -West Ham offered 13 million and Juve asked between 20 and 25- and what is trusted now is that the agreement is closer, because the team of English has a hole in his sock. The sale of Zakaria would be a good deal for the Turin club: it arrived in January 2022 for 8.6 million euros.
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THE THIRD PIECE
Kessie is Allegri’s favourite
Juve is trying to rebuild itself to complete a 2023-24 season navigating between the transition and the desire to lay the foundation to return to the Champions League in the 2024-25 season with all the laws. Coach Max Allegri has set his sights on reinvigorating his midfield with a player of great prestige in Serie A after distinguishing himself at Atalanta for two seasons and winning Milan for five. That player is Kessie, for the combination of youth (26 years) and at the same time experience (seven seasons in Italy and one at Barça), and for his proven talent in reaching the right place . In Juve they are considering an offer of 15 million euros for the Ivorian half of Barça, even if his market valuation is, in principle, higher, especially if the Rice-Zakaria-Kessie domino effect ends up giving -satisfaction with all parties financially.
Source: La Verdad
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