Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool-target Rabiot moves closer to Premier League

Carlo Garganese

• 21 Feb 2023 09:50 GMT
• 3 min read

Adrien Rabiot is moving closer to a free transfer to the Premier League this summer, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool leading the chase.

Rabiot’s contract in Turin expires at the end of the season and he is available on a Bosman Transfer.

Juventus have been in talks with Rabiot over a new deal for a few months but discussions have not made significant headway.

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The Bianconeri have a good relationship with the player’s agent/mother Veronique Rabiot but the player knows he can earn a much better wage in the Premier League.

Rabiot currently earns €7 million a year in Turin. Juventus need to cut their wage bill due to spiralling debts and the fact they almost certainly won’t be in the Champions League next season.

Premier League sides will have no problem meeting Rabiot’s demands and offering a decent signing-on bonus.

Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool - all of whom are searching for central midfielders in the summer - are leading the chase for Rabiot.

Chelsea and Man City also are watching developments, as are Tottenham.

Juventus coach Max Allegri would like to keep Rabiot but there is no guarantee the Italian will still be manager next term so that is unlikely to sway the Frenchman.

"I'm here at Juve, focused on my performances. I'm not thinking of my contract now - we will see how talks will go in the next months", Rabiot told Sky over the weekend.

Rabiot close to joining Man Utd

Rabiot was very close to joining Man Utd last summer, with the 27-year-old locked in advanced negotiations with the Red Devils.

It is widely understood that Juventus and Man Utd agreed on a transfer fee worth €18 million plus €6m in add-ons.

All that was required to complete the move was for Rabiot to agree personal terms.

However, Rabiot requested a huge salary rise. His mother and agent Veronique was blamed for these excessive demands, also asking for a huge signing-on bonus.

Subsequently, Man Utd refused to meet these salary demands and the transfer fell through.

Instead, United opted to pay substantially more in buying Real Madrid legend Casemiro for over €70m.

Rabiot is enjoying perhaps the best season of his career in 2022-23, scoring six goals in all competitions.

He also impressed at the World Cup, playing a key role in France’s journey to the final where they lost on penalties to Argentina after a thrilling 3-3 draw.