Paper Talk: Juve to double Alex Sandro wages, Inter’s Liverpool threat
The Brazilian has already agreed personal terms with the Premier League champions but Juventus want to persuade him to sign a contract extension with the club. The Old Lady is aware that she can’t match Chelsea’s contract offer.
The Blues have offered Alex Sandro a € 7 million-a-year deal and Juventus can’t offer as much. According to Il Corriere dello Sport, however, the Serie A champions will try to tempt Alex Sandro with a two-year contract extension (till 2022) with a salary in the region of € 4.5/5 million-a-year. The player is on a € 2.5 million-a-year deal at the moment.
In addition to that, Juventus are also trying to sign Danilo, a former Porto star and a very close friend of Alex Sandro.
Meantime in Milan, Inter are still waiting for Manchester United’s € 50 million bid for Ivan Perisic although the nerazzurri are now keen to take new faces to the San Siro.
La Gazzetta dello Sport confirms Borja Valero won’t be the only midfielder joining the San Siro. The nerazzurri have set their sights on Arturo Vidal, Radja Nainggolan and Naby Keita. The latter is a long time Liverpool target and Inter are reported to have a budget of € 60 million to sign a new centre midfielder. The Italian paper claims Liverpool are leading the race to sign him although Inter’s financial strength could allow the nerazzurri to become serious contenders for the signature of the 22-year-old.
AND THE REST
AC Milan have completed the signing of Hakan Calhanoglu for € 20 million plus add-ons (various)
Roma have set their sights on Psg star Lucas Moura as they look to replace Salah (Corsport)
Genoa want to take Juventus starlet Rolando Mandragora on loan (Corriere dello Sport)
The Old Lady will make an opening €40 million bid for Federico Bernardeschi next week (Gazzetta)
Barcelona are interested in signing Leonardo Bonucci (Tuttosport)
Despite his € 11 million-a-year salary, Di Maria is not an impossibile signing for Inter (Tuttosport)
Fiorentina rival Torino in race to sign Giovanni Simeone (Gazzetta)
Stoke midfielder Giannelli Umbula is a transfer target of Torino (Gazzetta)