Exclusive: Allegri blocked Cuadrado-Strootman swap
Fabrizio Romano’s deep throats claim that Juventus wanted to acquire the former PSV man - and ex Manchester United target - when they signed Miralem Pjanic last summer for €30 million. Roma didn’t want to lose their entire central midfield barring Radja Nainggolan (another Juve target) and said no. The Dutchman himself wasn’t quite sold on a move.
But Juve haven’t forgotten. Far from it. They’ve still been prodding, feeling, and could try to make the most of the 27-year-old’s so-so season. He’s scored once in Serie A action, but hasn’t benefited from Coach Di Francesco’s new approach, which has seen the club become a dark horse for the title.
It turns out, Romano reveals, that Coach Max Allegri didn’t want Juventus to go for a swap with Juan Cuadrado. Now, Strootman doesn’t want to move.
But Juventus want to go for a final push. Oh, you can be sure of that. Juventus were sure, but Roma weren’t.
Will push ever come to shove? Who knows…