Juventus to Take Their Time Before Bolstering Midfield | OneFootball

Juventus are staying in touch with Leon Goretzka, while Franck Kessié has not-so-subtly offered his services to them, but their officials aren’t close to signing either of them at this stage, Fabrizio Romano and Matteo Moretto report (via SOSFanta).

The German veteran, who had been linked primarily to Milan while Massimiliano Allegri was at the helm, has proposals from Saudi Arabia and the MLS. However, he’d like to continue in Europe if he had the chance. The fact that the Bianconeri won’t play in the UEFA Champions League isn’t a big problem.

While Juventus are in talks with the Goretzka camp, there’s little substance to the links to Kessié for now. The Ivorian star is looking for a landing spot in the Old Continent, but the Turin-based side hasn’t tendered any proposal at this stage. He was making €14M per year in Saudi Arabia.

The Old Lady could eventually add to the midfield, but they need to offload some players first, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs (via Mediaset). They’d like to recoup part of what they previously invested in their current castoffs. According to Tuttomercatoweb, Douglas Luiz could stay put if he doesn’t receive a decent offer. His valuation is still hefty in their mind. Per Il Messaggero (via Goal), they offered Teun Koopmeiners to Roma as a partial makeweight for Mile Svilar, but they were swiftly repelled.

Our Take on the Juventus Midfield

They have a quality deficit rather than a depth one, but they also need cash. It looks like they’ll use most of their ammo for a striker, a goalie, and eventually a no.10. Still, if Kessié and Goretzka’s personal terms are somewhat manageable, they should go ahead and worry about the exits later.