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4 reasons for optimism from Juventus’ summer transfer window

By James Cormack

ALLIANZ STADIUM, TORINO, ITALY - 2021/08/28: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus Fc looks on during the Serie A match between Juventus Fc and Empoli Fc. - Empoli Fc wins 1-0 over Juventus Fc. (Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)
ALLIANZ STADIUM, TORINO, ITALY - 2021/08/28: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus Fc looks on during the Serie A match between Juventus Fc and Empoli Fc. - Empoli Fc wins 1-0 over Juventus Fc. (Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images) /
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2. Transformative Locatelli

Manuel Locatelli was the club’s showpiece signing of the summer. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)
Manuel Locatelli was the club’s showpiece signing of the summer. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images) /

Sassuolo’s Manuel Locatelli was Juve’s priority target throughout the summer and following the dullest of transfer sagas, the Old Lady eventually got the deal done. The financially friendly deal was a superb bit of work from the club’s hierarchy. How they persuaded Sassuolo to agree on such a deal considering how stubborn they were throughout the negotiation process I do not know.

Nevertheless, the 24-year-old’s a transformative addition for the Bianconeri. The midfield has been a problem area for the Bianconeri since the dissolution of the great Paul Pogba, Claudio Marchisio, Andrea Pirlo triumvirate but Locatelli will go a long way to offering a solution. There’s hope he can replicate the career of Il Principino Marchisio in Turin. While an optimistic prophecy, their profiles aren’t too dissimilar.

While I won’t delve too much into Locatelli’s skill set and tactical impact, those words have already been written, he’s a player that’ll contribute so much in all phases; providing Massimiliano Allegri with a stabilising force in the middle of the park.

Alongside Dybala, Chiesa, de Ligt and possibly Bentancur, Locatelli’s a sure bet to emerge as a cornerstone of Juventus for the next decade.

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