The deal that could bring Lukaku to Juventus seems to contradict the club’s technical and economic project: is the Belgian a deviation from the rule?
Antonio Barillà, journalist for La Stampa, spoke to the microphones of calciomercato.it, broadcast on the Twitch TVPLAY channel. Speaking about Lukaku’s increasingly likely arrival at Juventus, the journalist, who had repeatedly described the deal as impossible in the past, now described the negotiation as an obvious ‘exception’ or a break from the Bianconeri rule.
“Disposals are financed with redundancies and the wage bill is also lowered with the sale of redundancies,” Barillà began. “Castagne is a target, but Juventus cannot splash out. Holm is the alternative, but right now it is a priority to complete the right flank with an operation that is a bit of a mirror of the sustainability pursued. Juve will never commit the budget with the money they were paying Cuadrado’.
“As for Lukaku, I was wrong: he is a concrete target of Juventus, but he is also linked to the Vlahovic affair. Only with his transfer will we look for a great centre forward.”
“In order for Juventus to be virtuous, there is a wage bill to be cut without losing competitiveness,” Barillà continued. “In this sense, the Zakaria operation can help free up another post can allow Juventus to remain virtuous, as there is a wage bill to be brought down without losing competitiveness. “
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“Juventus do not put anyone up for sale, and Vlahovic does not move without suitable offers. Juventus must move without European revenue, so any offers will be taken into consideration. Vlahovic and Chiesa, who are attractive, can be sold. The choice at that point to go for a stand-in of depth may lead to different choices. Lukaku doesn’t fit into Juventus’ current lines, but he gives you experience and goals right away that allow you to be competitive,’ the journalist continued.
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“If Lukaku were to fade there would be alternatives, like David. But for Allegri Lukaku is also important as a leader: he can be one of those players capable of teaching the mentality. Such a player can be worth a break from the norm. Allegri? If Vlahovic leaves, Lukaku is Allegri’s choice, but Vlahovic is on the market for the money, not because of diktar from the coach”.
“It’s disturbing how far behind we are,” concluded the La Stampa journalist. “But we only remember this at the most difficult moments. You see, we took a further blow from Arabia and didn’t realise it. We weren’t competitive for youngsters but at least we were taking on the Ibra and Giroud, and now not even those. “