The Bianconeri had been expected to sign Matuidi this week, but Paris Saint-Germain suddenly announced he’d be extending his contract.
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Speaking at a pre-match news conference ahead of Sunday’s Ligue 1 meeting with Monaco, coach Unai Emery reiterated his desire to retain Matuidi, amid reports Juventus and Chelsea are keen to sign the 29-year-old before next week’s transfer deadline.
Juventus are edging ever closer to a deal for Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
“They let us know that Matuidi was not up for sale and made a pretty explicit statement”.
The Bianconeri tried to sign Chelsea star Nemanja Matic but now they have reportedly turned attention to the French global, who played 237 games for PSG scoring 26 times.
“It is something that often happens during the transfer window”.
“But I understand that for all great teams, the door is not closed and nothing is finished until August 31. It is very hard to find players that can reinforce our squad in the way that we specifically want”.
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“The cake is nearly cooked to perfection”, said Marotta to Premium Sport. “We’re missing the cherry, but it’s still a nice cake”. We have 20 players in the group and that’s a good number. We will only improve it if there is the possibility to do so, otherwise we will work with what we have and try to do our best.
