Crazy ball Juventus already have a candidate to replace Matthijs de Ligt, as the Turin giants are now approaching the transfer targets for Manchester United and Villarreal’s Pau Torres, according to reports.
As we reported earlier here, the Serie A giants have agreed to sell the 22-year-old Dutch international center-back to the Bundesliga champions for a fee of IDR 1.2 trillion, including bonuses.
The departure of former Ajax Amsterdam captain now leaves Juventus short of options at the heart of their defense after the club also saw Giorgio Chiellini leave the club for a move to MLS while Merih Demiral completed a permanent move to Atalanta .
Report now from Gazzetta dello Sport said the team made by Massimiliano Allegri was considering the transfer of Villarreal stopper Pau Torres, but they objected to the player’s price reaching Rp 757 billion.
They therefore hope to be able to agree with La Liga on a lower price. Their plan is to try to capitalize on the fact that the 25-year-old is interested in a move to Turin.
Juventus will only now complete the sale of Matthijs de Ligt, who turned down the opportunity to move to Chelsea in favor of joining Bayern Munich after three years at the Serie A club since moving from Ajax to Amsterdam. 2019 for IDR 1.5 trillion.
The next step would be to try to sign Pau Torres instead and they may now have a shortage of rivals as Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have cooled their interest in the Villarreal defender after successfully borrowing Clement Lenglet from Barcelona and Lisandro Martinez from Ajax respectively signed.
