Juve Urges To Bring Manuel Locatelli From Sassuolo: The Official Price Is Rp. 684 Billion, Pay In Installments

Manuel Locatelli (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Juventus have opened talks with Sassuolo over a deal to sign Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, Goal confirmed on Friday.

Juve's sporting director Fabio Paratici has been an admirer of the 23-year-old since he first broke into AC Milan's first team five years ago. Now, his interest has increased as he has been impressed by the player's performances at the Italian club and national team over the past 12 months.

The Bianconeri will likely face stiff competition for Locatelli, but hope to move quickly to tie up the player. Sassuolo is likely to charge around 40 million euros (around Rp684 billion) for releasing Locatelli.

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the finances of clubs around the world, meaning big transfers will be even more difficult to achieve in this summer market.

However, Juve are confident they will be able to reach an agreement with Sassuolo for Locatelli. The Serie A champions are likely to pay off the player's transfer payments over several years to directly ease the financial burden.

Juve will also offer young players Gianluca Frabotta and Nicolo Fagioli as part of a swap deal to smooth Locatelli's transfer.