Tag: Manuel Locatelli

Arsenal have lost the chance to sign Manuel Locatelli after the player agreed to be transferred to Italian Serie A giants Juventus. The Italy international star was highly sought-after following the brilliant Euros campaign he had with his country at this year’s edition of the UEFA Euros competition. His brilliant performances did not go unnoticed as he started attracting a lot of interest from other clubs, causing his stock to rise and his transfer fee to increase significantly. English Premier League club Arsenal opened talks with Sampdoria, the player’s now-former club, and even though things started looking like they would go smoothly, the negotiations eventually hit a snag.

The Gunners failed to convince both the player (to believe in their project), and Sampdoria (to agree to the amount the offered for the player), and those were the two reasons that led to the deal not being completed. Juventus, out of nowhere, then appeared right in front of the queue and immediately started what was a very smooth series of negotiations with fellow Italian club as they hoped to find an agreement to sign Locatelli.
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