Domenico Berardi missed the opener as he has been practicing on the side to force a move to Juventus. On the other hand, Sassuolo believe the deadline for him to transfer has already passed.
Director Giovanni Carnevali talked to DAZN before the Atalanta game (via TuttoSport).
“He will stay. We negotiated with the Bianconeri, but there was some gap between the offer and the request. They didn’t answer us in due time. It’s too late. We are only a few days away from the end of the window. Clubs need to plan and can’t sell in late August. We hope the rules will be tweaked as soon as possible.”
Juventus exec Cristiano Giuntoli skirted a question about Berardi to the same outlet (via Calciomercato).
“We don’t comment on how other teams operate.”
Carnevali had criticized the Old Lady also before the weekend in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“We never received an official proposal. There were only preliminary discussions. Sassuolo made it clear that his valuation was above €30M. Still, we were willing to listen to the bid and find the right figure and formula to satisfy both sides.”
“We wished to fulfil his request since we are attached to him, but we can’t overlook our needs. We specified that we didn’t want makeweights. Our deadline was August 17th. I’m bothered by their behavior because we were open to the deal.”
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