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EXCLUSIVE Romano: Juventus won't sell Rugani despite mega Napoli offer

EXCLUSIVE Romano: Juventus won't sell Rugani despite mega Napoli offer

  • Fabrizio Romano, translated by Edo Dalmonte (@edodalmonte)
It seems like Juventus hold Daniele Rugani in some measure of esteem.

Having played exactly zero Serie A minutes this season, the young Empoli star has been linked with moves to Napoli, Arsenal and Manchester United, in order of likelihood.

However, cm.com's transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano reports that the Italy Under-21 star isn't going anywhere, despite Napoli being ready to make a 20 million offer for him. 

Why? Well, it's not about the money: Juventus believe in their guy, and want to keep him for as long as possible.
Despite reports that Coach Max Allegri had asked ownership for older, more experienced players - so as to avoid penalising the current campaign by fielding too many youngsters - it seems that he has long-term plans for the Lucca-born talent, who forged a fantastic partnership with Luca Tonelli at the back for Empoli last year, and emerged as one of the most sought-after defensive players of the last few years.

With Leonardo Bonucci's form still topsy-turvy, and Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli beginning to show more than a few age-related cracks, his chance may not come so far down the line, eit

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