Benfica on alert! Italian giants keen to sign Issa Doumbia | OneFootball

Juventus have officially entered the race for Issa Doumbia, Venezia midfielder, and the transfer scenario has taken on a new dimension, with Benfica now directly involved in the battle for a player who was also on Sporting’s radar - and who could “snatch” the player away from the Reds.

According to the Italian press, the “Vecchia Signora” have already made exploratory contacts with Venezia to understand the conditions required for a possible transfer next summer, at a time when the 22-year-old is being closely monitored by several top clubs.

Amid all this movement, Benfica have emerged, and, like other interested clubs, including Sporting, are also believed to have made initial approaches for the midfielder, seeing him as an interesting profile to strengthen the middle of the park next season.

Venezia, newly promoted to Serie A, have set the player’s price at around €25 million, a figure that has not put Juventus off, with the club continuing to seriously assess the deal, even though Doumbia is not their top priority for the summer transfer window.

This season, playing for Venezia, Issa Doumbia - valued at €8 million - has made 38 official appearances: 37 in Serie B and one in the Coppa Italia. In the 3,189 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the Italian midfielder has scored 10 goals and provided five assists.

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