Exclusive Romano: Juve tried for Iniesta as they would turn down 50 million euros for Pjanic

24 nov 2017

He received a standing ovation last night at the Allianz Stadium in Turin as Andrés Iniesta is appreciated world wide. The Barca legend has in fact been on Juve's radar in the past and the Bianconeri tried to make an attempt for him during those three weeks of tension between Iniesta and Barcelona. Juve tried to find an agreement to get him on a free transfer in 2018, similar to the deal that they agreed on with Italian and AC Milan legend Andrea Pirlo. Even if there was some tension between Iniesta and Barca this past summer, the Spanish legend told Marotta and Paratici that his priority was the renew his deal with the Blaugrana. Since then, Iniesta renewed his deal with Barcelona as the rest is now history.

MESSAGE TO PJANIC - In August 2017, Juve wanted to reassure Miralem Pjanic of his importance within their squad as they told him and his entourage so. Even if Juve tried for Iniesta and they also had their eyes on Goretzka and Emre Can, Pjanic was always viewed as a very important piece in Juve's team. Both parties will talk about a potential contract extension in the coming months as Pjanic will surely attract a lot of interest in 2018. Manchester City do have some interest in him but the rumor of a 50 million euros offer never was concrete. Even if Juve did receive a 50 million euros offer for him they would turn it down as they view him as being worth much more than this. Pjanic won't be a Pogba case as Juve have no intentions of selling him even if they did have interest in Iniesta...

By Fabrizio Romano, adapted and translated by Jean-Luca Mascaro (@CalcioNews89)