Torino midfielder Sasa Lukic is set to depart the club soon enough with links emerging in Serie A and also in the Premier League. Granata sporting director Davide Vagnati is busy assessing the 26-year-old’s future after the management failed to negotiate a contract extension with Lukic’s entourage.
In a recent trip to London, Vagnati took the chance to rendezvous with West Ham United management in a potential swap deal for Nikola Vlasic, who is currently on loan from the Londoners. According to Tuttosport (via Tuttomercatoweb), his redemption would mean parting ways with 14.5M, which can be relatively lower with the inclusion of Lukic in the deal.
Torino see Lukic as a potential pawn in accelerating their efforts to sign Vlasic permanently, but the presence of Roma cannot be ignored. As per SportItalia (via Voce Giallorossa), the Giallorossi have kept close tabs on Lukic, and might even be motivated to offer a swap deal themselves involving Albania defender Marash Kumbulla.
? AS Roma, Everton and Leeds United are monitoring the situation of Torino's 26-year-old Serbia player Sasa Lukic.
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Kumbulla is liked by Torino coach Ivan Juric, who is also seeking to bolster his defensive line.
Lukic has a contract valid until the end of the 2023/24 season. Keeping that in mind, the Granata hierarchy is eager to leverage his value instead of seeing him leave for free down the lane.
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