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Juventus Open to Soulé Sale but Demand a Major Figure

March 14, 2024 Enrico Passarella Aston Villa, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Newcastle United, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Matias Soulé has had a little dip in recent months, but his season remains solid. He’s one of the only four non-pure strikers to score at least ten goals in Seria A. The others are Paulo Dybala, Teun Koopmeiners, Albert Gudmundsson and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Matias Soulé received the most concrete offer from Saudi Arabia, but he's more likely headed the Premier League or Germany in the summer.

Soulé Starting to Draw Interest from the Bundesliga

February 12, 2024 Enrico Passarella Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Matias Soulé received the most concrete offer from Saudi Arabia in the past window and has routinely been tipped to transfer to the Premier League, but he’s beginning to generate buzz in the Bundesliga as well. His entourage has recently reached out to an intermediary.

Frosinone exec Guido Angelozzi confirmed his belief that Matias Soulé would finish the season with them but didn’t sound as confident as in the past.

Frosinone Confirm Growing Interest in Juventus Prodigy

December 20, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Frosinone, Italian Football, Juventus, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Frosinone exec Guido Angelozzi voiced his belief that Matias Soulé would finish the season with them but didn’t sound as confident as in previous statements and corroborated the chatter about the interest in him from abroad: "Many English clubs come to watch him every week."

Juventus have been not so quietly working on the acquisitions of Teun Koopmeiners and Lewis Ferguson and are ready to include thier promising youngsters.

Juventus Weigh Compensation for Potential Soulé Sale

December 19, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Frosinone, Italian Football, Juventus, La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Frosinone and Juventus will meet over the weekend, and it could be the right opportunity to talk business. The Ciociari already have three Bianconeri loanees in their squad. They could make it a foursome as they are keen on Dean Huijsen, who's eager for more playing time.

Matias Soulé has been Frosinone’s driving force so far and was one of the protagonists of the January window as well due to an offer from Al-Ittihad.

Crystal Palace Prepare Large Bid for Juventus Talent

December 13, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Marseille, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Tottenham, Transfer Market

Juventus are gauging the interest in their youngsters through intermediaries. They might decide to pull the trigger and sell one of them if it allows them to bag one of their top midfield targets. Crystal Palace have shown major interest in Matias Soulé.

Napoli haven’t been able to properly replace Kim Min-Jae, and they could bring in a new center-back in January to plug the hole.

Napoli Go Back to the Well to Find a New Center-Back

December 11, 2023 Enrico Passarella Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Napoli, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market, Wolverhampton

Napoli haven’t been able to properly replace Kim Min-Jae, and they could bring in a new center-back in January to plug the hole. While they have been tipped to add a left-back, Mario Rui will return soon, and Mathias Olivera should be ready by mid-January.

Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli had a quick trip to England midweek to gauge the interest in Matias Soulé and Samuel Iling-Junior.

Juventus to Get Offers from England for Two Starlets

December 4, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Frosinone, Italian Football, Juventus, Newcastle United, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli had a quick trip to England midweek to gauge the interest in a pair of their talents, Matias Soulé and Samuel Iling-Junior. Newcastle United and Crystal Palace are keen on the Argentine. The talks didn’t get past initial inquiries, but a sale would help their finances.

Inter have been following Perr Schuurs if they lost either Stefan De Vrij or Francesco Acerbi, but they’d have to open their wallet to get him.

Schuurs Amid Bidding War as Liverpool Lead the Line

July 11, 2023 Akhil Fisher Italian Football, Liverpool, Napoli, Premier League, Serie A, Transfer Market, West Ham

Liverpool are expected to table a second bid for the highly-rated defender, after their initial offer of €30M was outright turned down by Granata director Davide Vagnati. Torino expect an offer in the region of €35-40M to land in their coffers.

Lazio are in advanced talks with Wilfried Zaha, who’s currently out of contract, although Crystal Palace haven’t abandoned hopes of bringing him back.

Lazio Inititate Talks with Ex-Crystal Palace Attacker

July 4, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Lazio are in advanced talks with Wilfried Zaha, who’s currently out of contract, although Crystal Palace haven’t abandoned hopes of bringing him back. While rumors from England indicate that the signing is imminent, the Italian side has confirmed the negotiation but pumped the brakes about his arrival.

Gianluca Scamacca has okayed the move to Roma, but West Ham hasn’t agreed to a loan, with option or obligation to buy, so far.

Roma Readying Fallback Plans to Address Their Attack

June 21, 2023 Enrico Passarella Atletico Madrid, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Liga, Ligue 1, Lyon, Premier League, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market, West Ham

Gianluca Scamacca has okayed the move to Roma, but West Ham hasn’t agreed to a loan, with option or obligation to buy, so far. The Giallorossi will keep working on the deal, hoping the Irons will eventually cave and sign off on it. But they have also started to weigh other options.

Roma won’t splurge this summer, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t look for ways to bolster the squad, especially with cheap additions.

Roma Shortlist a Couple More Soon-to-Be Free Agents

May 18, 2023 Enrico Passarella Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Eintacht Frankfurt, Italian Football, Premier League, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Roma won’t splurge this summer, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t look for ways to bolster the squad. After securing Houssem Aouar on a Bosman transfer, the Giallorossi are trying to replicate the same move with other players and are playing on multiple tables.

Retegui has seen his market visibility rise drastically since interest in him has swelled, with top Serie A clubs, including Lazio keeping close tabs.

Tigre Manager Backs Retegui to Pursue Career in Serie A

March 31, 2023 Akhil Fisher AC Milan, Boca Juniors, Calciomercato, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Lazio, Premier League, Serie A, Transfer Market, Udinese

Italian-Argentine starlet Mateo Retegui has seen his market visibility rise drastically since interest in him has swelled across Europe, with top Serie A clubs, including Inter, Udinese, and Lazio keeping close tabs on his performances. Tigre manager Fabio Radaelli has backed Retegui to continue his playing career in the Italian top flight.

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