EXCLUSIVE Romano: what was Juventus DS Paratici doing at the Franchi?
Then again, it doesn't do any harm to go scouting once in a while.
This is why Fabio Paratici visited the Franchi last weekend (Juve had already beaten Palermo on Friday night) to watch Fiorentina play Udinese, scout Juventus' opponents this weekend... and to search for talent.
One name that was close to Juventus in spring, Federico Bernardeschi, is one of Fabio Paratici's guilty pleasures, though the Viola were clever to offer him a new contract before Juventus could pounce and send him to loan to Sassuolo as part of his continued growth.
Another player Juventus' DS was certainly checking out was Silvan Widmer, a fullback who is shining once again after an uncertain start to the season. Paratici has spoke to his agents on a number of occasions, as have Inter and Roma.
