Arsenal have been joined with a renewed bid for Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli – and if points keep the exact same at the Serie A aspect, the Gunners have just about every chance of landing the player.
Calciomercato states that the Leading League leaders are ready to revisit their desire in the 24-year-previous, who is valued at €42 million by FootballTransfers, even though quite when they may well place a bid is unclear.
Unquestionably, Arsenal would be recommended to transfer swiftly on Locatelli if they want to get a deal done.
Allegri under tension
A deal may possibly hinge on no matter if Max Allegri is however at Juventus, although it is hunting uncertain that he will last until eventually the January transfer window. A 1- defeat to Monza in Serie A on Sunday sees Juve in eighth in the standings, well down below their anticipated amount. For that reason, Allegri finds himself under significant pressure.
1 of the causes that he is these types of a controversial determine at Juventus presently is his workforce choice. Indeed, he has admitted that Locatelli has only been playing this season for the reason that of injuries in the squad, like one to fellow midfielder Paul Pogba, who finds himself at the centre of an extorsion controversy.
Talking on Saturday, Allegri claimed: “I’m extremely sorry for this circumstance and I usually ask myself if I have created mistakes. The very first response that comes to thoughts is that Juve had been thought of in a further way. With Rabiot-Paredes-Pogba in midfield additionally Locatelli as the first substitute.”
The choice to position Locatelli as “first substitute” is a remarkably disputed one. Adrien Rabiot, for case in point, continues to frustrate with his laidback manner, when it is not however distinct irrespective of whether the superior or undesirable Pogba will clearly show at Juventus when at last in good shape. Meanwhile, Paredes has ongoing his mediocre PSG type in his initial months considering that arriving in Turin.
There is an argument that Locatelli should really be the very first midfield pick for Allegri, and but his insistence that he is fourth in the pecking buy rings alarm bells. These are attracting Arsenal, and if they actually want the Italy midfielder, now is the time they have to strike.
