As anticipated yesterday, Juventus, in the next transfer window, will make a new attempt for Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente. And the declarations released by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and reported this morning by Tuttosport appear extremely significant: “In January Fernando Llorente will join Juve, and will be able to play in the Champions League second round. He is an excellent player, believe me, one that makes a lot of goals. Also Real have been tracking him in the past. Since now until January, Athletic president Urrutia will find the way to make his club’s fans accept the departure of their striker. And the bianconeri won’t pay the 36 million euros termination clause, because Llorente is about to become a free agent. 15 millions, maybe less, and Fernando will arrive in Turin, trust me!”. In that case the Serie A champs will have to find a solution for two of their forwards, 27 year old Alessandro Matri and 29 year old Fabio Quagliarella, who, despite the transfer rumours, have finally remained in Turin, but, as sublined by La Gazzetta dello Sport, are not finding any space in Massimo Carrera’s squad, with Mirko Vucinic and Sebastian Giovinco regularly starting.

 

As reported by the same two medias, also Inter Milan are already thinking about the Winter transfer window, and their executives will flight twice to Brazil to assure that no other clubs will join them in the auction for Corinthians midfielder Paulinho. The 24 year old should be signed for about 12 million euros. Moreover, in January the nerazzurri will swoop on another target missed in the last hours of the recent transfer market, Lazio forward Sergio Floccari. On the contrary, if he won’t find more space in coach Stramaccioni’s squad, 20 year old attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho, could quit Inter again in January.