Juventus bide time in summer market
Sanchez future still undecided
Juventus are in no hurry to make their big move in the transfer market, according to club administrator Giuseppe Marotta.
Atletico Madrid star Sergio Aguero remains Juve’s top summer target while Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal and Roma forward Mirko Vucinic are also on the Bianconeri’s radar.
“We want to spend our money well,” Marotta told Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport yesterday.
“You must hit at the right time. There is no deadline. We have clear ideas and if someone prises Aguero away from us, it will only be down to the fact that the club in question has made a financial offer that is out of our reach.
“We have the right budget to increase the quality of our team but certain of our signings are linked with the departure of some of our players.
“Aguero, Vidal and Vucinic would enhance the quality of the team.
“I can confirm that we will place a big bulk of our transfer budget in just one player.”
Juve finished seventh in Serie A and missed out on European football next season.
Meanwhile, Alexis Sanchez’s future is still up in the air with several clubs still in the race to sign him, according to Udinese sporting director Fabrizio Larini.
The Chile winger has been strongly linked with a move to European champions Barcelona, but a deal is far from being completed.
Premier League duo Manchester City and Chelsea and Udinese’s Serie A rivals Inter are also interested in the 22-year-old, who is under contract with Udinese until June 2014.
“There are no definite agreements regarding Sanchez,” Larini said.
“We have no need to sell the forward, who is improving and can still do better. If no agreement is reached, we would be happy (to keep him).”
Larini revealed Inter had inquired about the player earlier this year, but questioned whether they would now be able to afford him.
“Inter asked us about the player back in January,” said Larini.
“But we did not even begin any type of negotiation because we wanted to keep him at least until June. At that time his value was different to what it is now and it has now become difficult for Inter to compete.
“They have proposed an exchange of players to be part of the deal, but there are other clubs that are ahead of them right now.”
Sanchez, who is valued at €50m, scored 12 goals last season to help Udinese finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League.