Juve: medicals for Mandzukic. Inter: Kondogbia signs
After 22-year-old forward Paulo Dybala and 28-year-old midfielder Sami Khedira. Juventus have set another important strike on the transfer market: 29-year-old striker Mario Mandzukic, until now at Atletico Madrid, has in fact arrived today in Turin, where he will undergo the medicals for the bianconeri; to obtain the Croatia international, the Serie A defending champions have paid 17,5 million euros to the Colchoneros, while the former Wolfsburg player will earn 3,5 million euros per season; Mandzukic will earn about 3,5 million euros per season and will replace 29-year-old Fernando Llorente, who has refused Monaco’s offer and seems intended to move back to Spain; thanks to the amount obtained by selling the former Athletic Bilbao striker, the Piedmont’s club will be able to accomplish its first team’s coach Massimiliano Allegri, who has asked for an attacking midfielder: a concrete option could be Monaco 21-year-old Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco, but Juve keep also on thinking about Manchester City 25-year-old Stevan Jovetic, who could join on loan. In addition to Llorente, also 31-year-old Carlos Tevez seems intended to leave, and Boca Juniors Sporting Director Carlos Aguas has declared that the signing of the former Manchester City striker could become official in the next days. As reported earlier today, Inter Milan have carried out the negotiation for Monaco 23-year-old midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia: on their Twitter, the nerazzurri have announced that the Frenchman has signed and will be tomorrow in Milan for the medicals.
