Sporting midfielder Morten Hjulmand open to Juventus transfer | OneFootball

Sporting Lisbon central midfielder and skipper Mortjen Hjulmand has opened up to a potential transfer to Juventus and would be prepared for a return to Italy after two seasons in Portugal.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that after several contacts between the Bianconeri and the former Lecce holding-midfielder’s entourage, Hjulmand has a reached an agreement in principle on a five-year contract until 2030.

However, Juventus face a massive hurdle in attaining coach Igor Tudor’s primary target in midfield as following the sale of star-forward Victor Gyokeres to Arsenal, the Portuguese giants have no intentions in making another sale of a significant player.

As it stands, Sporting Lisbon would only let the 26-year-old depart for the lucrative release clause of €60m, a figure that is extremely difficult for Juventus to reach.

Hence, Hjulmand has asked his agents to discuss with Sporting in order to convince the club to drop their asking price to a fee around the region of €40m.

In the event that the Old Lady are unable to attain their primary target, Juventus have identified Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma, Matt O’Riley of Brighton, and Fenerbache’s Sofyan Amrabat.

Julian Faustini Ι GIFN