When everything seemed headed towards the signing of Memphis Depay by Juventus, the operation has suffered complications following the Dutch agreed his departure from FC Barcelona. Everything is due to their salary demands, which would have made the Italians desist from carrying out the transfer. At the moment, the situation does not present recent movements.
This has been reported by the journalist specialized in transfers, Fabrizio Romano, indicating that now everything depends on the ‘Vecchia Signora’ and there might be new announcements in the coming days: “The termination of the contract was agreed with Barça two days ago. It will only be approved by Depay once Juventus gives the green light to the contract and the personal conditions. It will be decided this week.”
Previously, he had indicated that the contract prepared by Juve contemplated a two-year term, but the operation came to a standstill when the Turinese refused to agree to Memphis’ salary claims. From ‘Tuttosport’ they have indicated that the Dutchman’s agent would have asked the Italian team for patience to make the necessary adjustments.
For its part, Barça expects a quick solution that allows him to leave as soon as possibleso that his wage bill is reduced, thus allowing the latest movements in the transfer market to be finalized, among which are the efforts to bring in Marcos Alonso, Bernardo Silva and a right back, in addition to Jules Koundé’s inscription once morest LaLiga.
The Juventus evaluates alternatives
Likewise, the ‘bianconera’ directive might be weighing other names in case the ‘Memphis case’ does not present progress in the coming days. Massimiliano Allegri’s team requires the services of a striker who can act as a replacement for Dusan Vlahovic. On the table are Arkadiusz Milik, from Olympique de Marseille, with a market price of 16 million euros according to ‘Transfermarkt’, and Marko Arnautovic, from Bologna, with a value of six ‘kilos’.
