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Speaker: Welcome to the Italian Football Podcast. First of all, I'm going to start off with the team who are going to be the busiest between now and the end of the Mercado and that is Juventus. They've got so much business to do. They've got a huge, huge squad and they need to trim it down massively.
Speaker: But the biggest one to start with is, of course, Romelu Lukaku, a Chelsea -owned player. Talks have been ongoing this week on the swap deal between him and Dusan Vlaovic, and we'll see those two players swap clubs. The problem is that there's a big gap between what Juventus feel is fair and what Chelsea feel is fair. Juventus have been requesting €40 million
Speaker: plus Lukaku in order to swap Dusan Blauwitz. Chelsea believe that the value should be much, much lower than that. They think it should be a fairer price is around 20 to 25. So at the moment, the talks have broken down and the gap is a problem. We'll see if the talks can resume, if that can get unlocked closer to the end of August. But right now,
Speaker: there's too much of a gap there to do a deal. Lukaku
Speaker: only wants Juventus, and there is interest also from Al -Hilal, he has a huge offer from Al -Hilal, so Lukaku to Juventus, that is one to watch, as is Dusan Blavic to Chelsea, or Dusan Blavic to another club. As it stands, Chelsea have pulled out, we'll see if it gets resurrected, but I think certainly Bayern Munich are a team to watch out for, if there's no progress there on Harry Kane,
Speaker: buying could come back in for him and I think Real Madrid are also one possibly to look out for PSG as well but I would say unlikely those two PSG have gone for Gonzalo Ramos. They're also working on Columuani. I don't think they will go they will sign Vlawic in addition to signing Ramos.
Speaker: So I would say PSG unlikely, Madrid also unlikely, but you know if the killing Mbappe deal doesn't go through, they still need a proper replacement for carrying Benzema. So not impossible, but certainly we know that Juventus are looking to cash in on Wlawic if the right offer comes in.
Speaker: Staying on Juventus, Juventus are planning to sign a central midfielder before the end of the window. They must sell first day before they can sign another central midfielder, but we know they want to, because Sergio Milinkovic -Savage and Frank Kesier, they've failed with both of those players, so that is one to watch between now and the end of the window. The Juventus' search for another centre mid, Kefren Toram,
Speaker: of course, is the guy that most Juventus fans want. He's been linked in the last few days. But yeah, Acento Midfielder. Juventus are going to sell Acento Midfielders. Denis Saccadilla, they're in negotiations, advanced negotiations with Monaco. They're getting close to a price. Juventus are asking for 25 million euros. Monaco have got to about 22 now, I believe. So they're getting quite close now. I think this deal should be done pretty soon, I think.
Speaker: Elsewhere in the midfield, Fabio Meretti and Hans -Nicole -Lucy Cavillia, they're both going to be loaned out. Solani Tana, they're in talks with Solani Tana, so watch out for that. Matias Soule as well, either on loan or on a permanent transfer. There's a lot of Serie A teams that are interested in Solani Tana again. Flossinane, Verona, also some interest in the Bundesliga. Flossinane, the current favourites for Soule.
Speaker: He is going to leave Juventus as well. Genoa and Nice both in talks. Genoa seem to be likely, but negotiations have slowed down, but I see him leaving. Enzo Baranekia also will be will be lined up. Frosinone are also interested in him.
Speaker: Luca Pellegrini, he will leave Juventus, Lazio in advance, talks with him alone with obligation to buy, Maurizio Sarri is a fan of course he was there, Pellegrini is a fan of Lazio so I think this is something that is looking like it could be done. The left wing back position, Juventus have way too many left wing backs, Pellegrini is going to go but I think
Speaker: there is a chance that one of Costich or Illing Jr. could leave before the end of the summer. It's not for certain, but that is certainly an area to watch out for. So let's see what happens there. Western McKinney, he was transfer listed. Of course, he was at Leeds last season. He's had a good preseason. So now, everybody that knows my opinion on Western McKinney, now it's more of a 50 -50 that he leaves.
Speaker: what teams come in for him, what offers come in for him, it's no longer definite that he will leave the club. Nígolo Rovela, Monza wants him back on loan, he's currently injured, but he's also loved, Maurizio Sarri loves him at Lazio, we know that Lazio are after a centre midfielder, we'll come on to that after, so he is certainly one to watch out for between now and the end of the window.
Speaker: And finally, on Juventus, Leonardo Benucci, he's excluded from the squad. He didn't go on the summer tour. On Instagram this week, he virtually said goodbye to the Juventus fans. So he will leave Juve. The issue is there is very little interest in him. And so we have to see who comes in for him. Juventus are trying to move him on, though, and I think this is something that will be resolved by the end of the window.
