Premier League trio to battle it out for Federico Bernardeschi
Juventus might lose their hardworking winger this summer.
Juventus winger Federico Bernardeschi was one of their most consistent players under Massimiliano Allegri back in 2018/19. He was a workhorse under the former manager and his performance against Atletico Madrid in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League was decisive despite Cristiano Ronaldo bagging all the plaudits.
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Maurizio Sarri has not been experimental with the Juve squad and has more often than not stuck to using a smaller number of players, instead of extensively utilizing the squad depth. One of the players who has suffered as a result of this is Federico Bernardeschi who is not wanting to wait for much longer and will consider offers to leave the club this summer.
La Gazette dello Sport has claimed that the Premier League trio of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United is keen on landing the Italy international. While Bernardeschi is tired of waiting for his chances in the last couple of months, England interests him as a destination due to the competitiveness of their top-flight and his likelihood of becoming a better overall player.
Additionally, the 26-year-old wants to leave to strengthen his case of getting called-up to the European Championship which has been postponed until 2021. With that said, interest from the west Londoners and the Red Devils could be used by the Turin-based outfit in its favour but north London isn’t a great destination for Bernardeschi, nor a good customer for Juve.
Should the former Fiorentina forward prefer a move to the Old Trafford, Juventus can ask for Paul Pogba in exchange. The Frenchman has been on their radar since a couple of months, but price has always been a put-off and with a Manchester departure looming large for the World Cup winner, a swap deal could be the perfect way for a slash in his transfer fee.
On the other hand, Chelsea materializing their interest in Bernardeschi would see the Bianconeri trying to get their hands on Jorginho. As it is, their manager is a big fan of the player and potentially losing out on Miralem Pjanic would mean that Juventus need an attacking midfielder with the ex-Napoli man being an ideal option.
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