Juventus are now said to be โvery closeโ to sealing a move for Barcelonaโs Memphis Depay.
La Gazzetta dello Sportโs Carlo Laudisa has reported that the Bianconeriโs move for Depay has never been this close and Juve have virtually all but sealed the move already.
While Barcelona were stuck between getting rid of players by selling them or terminating their contract, but the Catalan club have found an unorthodox solution. They would now save โฌ2 million, as they would not pay a bonus involved in the Miralem Pjanic deal with Juventus to help them sign Depay.
Juve have already decided to hand the Dutchman a two-year deal worth โฌ7.5 million per season. The Growth Decree regulations will help them reduce the overall costs of the salary as well. The total overall cost was initially expected to be about โฌ24 million but it will be at โฌ22.5 million due to the Growth Decree.
The move can be done by the weekend, as substantial progress has already been made. Federico Cherubiniโs role is said to have played a key role in the finalisation.
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