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Juventus 'offer' two players to Man Utd and Man City
Jacque Talbot
- Updated: 29 Nov 2024 02:37 CST
- 3 min read
Juventus technical director Cristiano Giuntoli has offered two of his club's players to Manchester United and Manchester City, according to reports.
The two Premier League outfits are going through struggles this season and would be looking to improve their squads in the January window.
United are 12th in the Premier League while City have been unable to find a win in six games. Now a report from Gazzetta dello Sport has suggested that Juventus' chief has informed both clubs that Nicolo Fagioli and Douglas Luiz are up for sale.
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Their story read: "The Lady's trip to England was the occasion for Cristiano Giuntoli to go on a market mission. Heading to Manchester, to talk to City and United and try to land two outgoing signings:
"Nicolo Fagioli and Douglas Luiz . The Italian and the Brazilian are the two players who can be sacrificed for January and could allow Juventus to collect a significant sum to reinvest in the purchase of a defender and a striker.
Luiz was one of Aston Villa's best players and their fans were not happy when the Midlands club agreed to sell him to the Old Lady over the summer for
€51.5 million.
Current ETV
Nicolò Fagioli
M (C)
Juventus
Nicolò Fagioli
M (C)
Juventus
ETV Range
€6.1M - €10.2M
The 26-year-old has made nine appearances so far under Thiago Motta and just two of them have been in the starting line-up. Meanwhile, Fagioli has made 14 appearances in all competitions, but only six have come in the starting XI.
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Zirkzee linked to Italy
There have been reports that Joshua Zirkzee may head to Juventus after his wretched spell with United. It's thought that the Serie A giants are interested in the striker but it would not come in the form of a swap deal with Luiz.
Zirkzee joined Old Trafford in a €42.5 million move from Bologna, but he has just one goal to his name. He scored on his Premier League debut against Fulham, but that was the last time he scored.
Zirkzee led Bologna to a shock qualification into this season’s Champions League under now-Juventus manager Motta. During this campaign, he scored 12 goals and provided seven assists in all competitions as Bologna finished fifth in Serie A.
