Mertens’ ‘no’ to Juve further opens the door to Memphis

Memphis Depay He already assumed he would get some minutes at Barcelona 2022-23 and began looking at possible destinations. One of the clubs with more possibilities at the moment is the Juventus, though not the only one. The Italian club, at the behest of their coach Max Allegri, want to sign a striker capable of playing in any attacking position. One of its leading candidates to fill that role has since deleted itself. as it develops La Gazzetta dello Sport, Dries Martens He will not go to Turin in order not to betray Napoli, the club with which he ended his contractual relationship in June as the top scorer in history. Juve offered the 35-year-old Belgian international a net five million euros, but Martens said “no.” According to the same information, Juve is once again thinking about Philip Kostic29-year-old Croatian left-winger from Eintracht Frankfurt. An offer of eight million euros for the German club is being discussed. parallel, Tuttosporta medium specializing in youth information, confirmed MD’s information about the Turin club’s interest in Memphis.

With a contract until June 30, 2023 with FC Barcelona, ​​the Dutch international is ready to find a new destination. There are, in addition to Memphis and Kostic, more names checked by the ‘vecchia signora’, although to varying degrees.

Alvaro Moratafrom Atlético, has fallen completely, but they have not completely forgotten, Giacomo Raspadori, Sassuolo’s 22-year-old attacker; Louis Muriel31-year-old Colombian striker from Atalanta; Anthony Martial, 26-year-old French striker for Manchester United; the 33-year-old Austrian striker Marko Arnautović (Bologna) and the German attacker of 26 Timo Werner (Chelsea) has sounded in recent weeks.