A zero-parameter deal that kept everyone in suspense. Juventus was in the running, but the signing has come: here’s all the background
Juventus, è fatta per il difensore: lo prendono a zero (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
Every now and then, in the endless sea of the soccer market, a name pops up that brings everyone together: management, technical staff and fans. The kind of player who needs no introduction, because his career is enough to tell the tale. A defensive midfielder in the midst of maturity, with international experience and the possibility – very rare – of arriving at no cost.
Here, this was the kind of opportunity Juventus was closely monitoring for the summer. An opportunity that vanished today, however, leaving a distinct feeling on the table: a mockery was served.
According to reports from Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will be the one to close the deal. The Catalan club has sunk the decisive blow in recent days and is preparing to announce the arrival of Jonathan Tah, due to expire in June, on a zero-parameter basis. It is a blow that fits perfectly into the new sustainable plan of the blaugrana, who are increasingly adept at moving early on international-level released players.
Tah, 29, is one of the pillars of Bayer Leverkusen, which won the Bundesliga last year. A German, 195 cm of solidity and tactical intelligence, he has been able to reinvent himself under Xabi Alonso, becoming faster, cleaner in defensive readings, more modern.
His expiring contract has attracted clubs from half of Europe: Juventus, but also Liverpool, Tottenham and precisely Barcelona. Inter was also following him very closely given the half-revolution they will have to operate in defense at the end of the season. In the end, the choice fell on Spain, where the prospect of playing Champions as a starter and in a top technical context made all the difference.
Juventus, sfuma Tah: le strategie per la difesa
With Tah’s departure to La Liga now certain, Juve will have to review its defensive strategies. The department, led by Gleison Bremer but in search of a reliable partner, could undergo profound changes in the summer. Not least because Bremer himself will, as always, be the object of strong interest from the Premier League, but Juve will be able to hold out and keep the Brazilian champion.
Juventus, sfuma Tah: le strategie per la difesa (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
The back ward will be among those most closely watched, with a necessary reorganization between the elements that are already there and those that could arrive. The most potentially thorny case concerns Federico Gatti, but also pay attention to the situations of Kalulu, Kelly and Cabal, while Renato Veiga will surely return to Chelsea. In this comings and goings of defenders there could be room for a new graft, but only if it would be worth it.
This failed operation reopens an ever-present debate: how much is it really possible to win the race for zero parameters against clubs with greater international appeal and a different economic availability? Juve, in the midst of reconstruction and with no European certainties for next season, often starts from a more distant position.
Yet, in the recent past, the Bianconeri have shown that they can strike even in silence. Kostic, Rabiot, Danilo: all arrived amid skepticism and prejudice, all became starters. This time it was different, but the market – you know – always gives new leads. In Turin, between meetings and calls, they are already looking beyond.
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