👀 Douglas Luiz to Çalhanoglu: unrest brews in Serie A this summer 😡

With the summer transfer window nearing its halfway point, it’s already time to take stock. The friendlies played so far have provided interesting indications, highlighting qualities, but also evident gaps to be filled.

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For some clubs, it will be enough to invest decisively, while for others, the situation is decidedly more complex. In recent weeks, the case of Calhanoglu has been discussed, which has moved the outgoing market of Inter. Now, however, under the spotlight is Juventus.

In the Juventus home, there are three delicate situations that are engaging the management to the fullest. Three files to be closed as soon as possible, because without important sales, the incoming market risks being seriously stuck at the starting blocks.

🤑 Juventus aims high: “fury” Weah

“Juventus is a fantastic club. The sports department is managed by three people: two have class, one is still searching for himself. Two are looking for solutions, one creates problems. And we can’t afford it”. With these words, Timothy Weah‘s agent has opened a new case at Continassa, pointing the finger against Comolli and aggravating an already complicated situation.

Marseille has made an offer of 15 million euros, while Juventus is asking for at least 20. A figure that clashes with the negotiation of a few weeks ago, when the same bianconero club had accepted an identical offer from Nottingham Forest, an operation that then failed due to Weah’s refusal.

It was this U-turn that would have stiffened the Juventus hierarchy: “Today, for revenge, he demands a fortune and waits for an offer from the Premier League that will not arrive and will never be approved by us“, declared the player’s entourage. A delicate stalemate that risks becoming even more complicated.

To further heat up Juventus’ summer is the case of Douglas Luiz. The Brazilian midfielder, who arrived just a year ago from Aston Villa in a 50 million euro operation, has never connected with the bianconero environment and now the relationship is at an end.

Unjustified absence on the first day of retreat has sanctioned the definitive break. A hefty fine is on the way for the player, expected today at Continassa along with his agents, but his adventure in Turin can already be considered concluded.

Douglas Luiz is officially on the market. His future could take him back to the Premier League, but beware of Sporting Lisbon: according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus is evaluating the possibility of including him as a counterpart to reach the real midfield target, Morten Hjulmand.

The main node of the Juventus market is called Dusan Vlahovic. The season ended with a question mark on his future, and it’s unlikely that an answer will arrive before mid-August.

The Serbian striker has a contract expiring in 2026, earns 12 million euros net per season, and does not intend to make concessions. The situation is clear: either Vlahovic will be sold , but on his terms, or he will stay until the expiration and then leave for free.

An epilogue that worries the Juventus management, engaged in unlocking a market weighed down by the bulky presence of number 9. The Serb has admirers in Turkey, but above all in Milan led by Allegri.

However, the pharaonic engagement represents the real obstacle. It’s a real chess game between Juventus and Vlahovic, and at the moment, it’s the Serb who is moving the best pawns.

The photo together with Lautaro Martinez has brought serenity back to the nerazzurro environment, but after the elimination from the Club World Cup at the hands of Fluminense, the Inter locker room risked seriously cracking.

Hakan Çalhanoglu, absent due to injury and overwhelmed by market rumors that linked him to a return to Turkey.

To trigger the malaise, in addition to the rumors, was the player’s father, a lifelong Galatasaray fan, who fueled the rumors of a possible transfer of his son to the Istanbul club.

To complicate things, Fenerbahce led by Mourinho also got involved, making a concrete attempt. In the end, however, no transfer materialized, but the tension in Milan was palpable.

Forty million immediately, two installments of 17.5 million by 2026, 5 million in bonuses, 10% on future resale, and an anti-Serie A clause of 75 million in case of sale in the first two years.

The transfer of Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray is now a done deal. A complex operation, but which ultimately rewarded the strategy of president Aurelio De Laurentiis, author of a real “masterclass” of the market.

Napoli, which initially asked for the entire 75 million euro release clause in one solution, accepted a deferred formula, just to close quickly. The discontent of the Nigerian striker, who for weeks had been pushing for the sale, inevitably accelerated the negotiations.

Galatasaray, after having him on loan, is now preparing to announce the definitive purchase of another great offensive blow, while Napoli is cashing in one of the most profitable sales in its history.

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