Nico Gonzalez held his introductory presser at Juventus only on Thursday considering their busy schedule and international duties. While he was determined to leave Fiorentina and play in the Champions League, the Bianconeri weren’t the only side in the running for his services, TuttoSport informs.
While it was known that Atalanta made a move to sign him, Inter also touched base. The Scudetto champions were looking for a pacey striker. At some point, they realized that Albert Gudmundsson was no longer a viable option and probed some fallbacks.
Nico Gonzalez reached out to his compatriot Paulo Dybala, who advised him to join Juventus rather than wait for Inter. La Joya talked highly of the Bianconeri and their environment despite his unceremonious exit a couple of years back.
The Nerazzurri needed to offload Marko Arnautovic and Joaquin Correa to make room for an addition. They didn’t find a solution and stood pat in the end. They brought in Mehdi Taremi in a Bosman transfer early in the summer. The Argentine transferred to Turin on a €8M season-long loan with a €25M conditioned obligation to buy plus add-ons.
Our Take on Juventus, Nico Gonzalez, and Inter
Giuseppe Marotta and co. denied the reports a few times, but they were most likely busier than what transpired behind the scenes. An agile player would have better rounded out their frontline and provided the change-of-pace guy off the bench that’s the only hole they have in the squad. Other than the uncertainty about the transfer really coming together in the end, the prospective playing time was probably a factor in the attacker’s decision. The competition would have been a lot stiffer in Milan.
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