Arkadiusz Milik will return in the first game after the international break following a month on the shelf with a thigh strain. Juventus seem to have made up their mind about picking up their option. However, they’ll wait for their legal issues to unfold before making the final call, Calciomercato informs.
The Bianconeri would pay €7M, plus €2M potential add-ons, should they decide to keep him. The Pole would be happy to stay regardless of whether they qualify for the Champions League or not. He’d like to spend a few years in Turin.
Milik has so far scored 8 goals in 1323 minutes. Only Adrien Rabiot and Dusan Vlahovic have been more productive. The two center-forwards will resume teaming up, and occasionally alternating, in a couple of weeks.
His agent Marco Sommella took stock while attending the Palermo Football Conference (via Corriere dello Sport).
“He has always wanted to play for Juventus. Unfortunately, when things ended with Napoli, there weren’t the conditions to strike a deal. One of the issues of Italian football is that there’s too much bitterness between top clubs. For instance, Jorginho moved from Chelsea to Arsenal in January. He clearly hopes to stay, but the team has to deal with other problems at the moment. There are the premises for it to happen, but we’ll see down the line.”
Our Take on Milik and Juventus
He’s perfectly suitable for whichever role they envision for him, either as Vlahovic’s second fiddle, deputy, or fill-in starter. He could even lead the line for a season or two if they cashed in on the Serb and brought in a prospect. The sum is very affordable. Only a stunning turn of events would lead to his departure.
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