Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 10:19 AM• Mart Oude Nijeweeme • Last update: 10:18

In the search for defensive and attacking reinforcements, Juventus has focused on the arrival of Ryan Gravenberch, among others. The midfielder of Ajax, who has been associated with the reigning national champion of Italy for a long time, has to bring in a lot of money for the team from Amsterdam. La Gazzetta dello Sport knows to report that Ajax is asking forty million euros, an amount that Juventus does not want to meet.

Juventus is no shadow of the team that seized the national title in the past nine years. The deficit on leader Internazionale has risen to twelve points, early elimination in the Champions League is a fact and trainer Andrea Pirlo is also under heavy fire. According to the club management, this is sufficient reason to overhaul the team next summer. As has possible reinforcement La Vecchia Signora his sights are reportedly set on the arrival of Gravenberch and Robin Gosens.

Gravenberch has been associated with Juventus for years, where people are still looking for a suitable successor to Paul Pogba. The Italian superpower knows that the young Dutchman has been compared to the Frenchman, who left Juventus for Manchester United in 2016. Ajax has set the price for its pupil at forty million euros, which is far too much for Juventus. The club has been financially affected by the corona pandemic and, like many other clubs, will have to keep a close eye on the money in the coming years.

In addition to Gravenberch, the name of Nuno Mendes would also be on the wish list of Juventus. The eighteen-year-old left wing defender is working on a very strong season and is leading the Primeira Liga with Sporting Portugal. Gosens is also high on Juventus’ wish list, writes Tuttosport. However, the left back of Atalanta, just like Gravenberch, must cost forty million euros. To keep the price down, Juventus hopes to be able to involve Cristian Romero in the deal. Romero is already rented by Atalanta, which also has an option to buy.



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