Juventus Hoping No Team Pursues David in January | OneFootball

Jonathan David shined again in the recent match versus Juventus, further increasing the interest from the Bianconeri in his services. Thiago Motta was pictured speaking briefly to the striker after the final whistle. The courtship by the Old Lady is ramping up, Corriere dello Sport informs.

The two managements likely touched on the topic during the usual pre-game meal, but the Bianconeri can only hope nothing happens in January. Despite the recent words by Lille president Oliver Letang, the chances of the superstar re-upping his expiring deal are meager.

Instead, Les Dogues might let David depart in for €15/20M, but Juventus can’t add him this season as they have filled their quota of extra-EU signings. Moreover, they don’t have the budget for a significant investment and need a center-back more.

Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on the Canadian marksman and could try to get him during the winter. The Bianconeri don’t dislike the idea of replacing Dusan Vlahovic with a player of the same age and caliber but earns half as much. However, Motta would welcome the challenge of using them both together too.

Our Take on Juventus and David

There’s surely some smoke to the fire, but there’s a lot of work to be done and a big obstacles to overcome to complete such a major Bosman signing. They are right on schedule, but he’ll receive larger offers from other countries. The duo with Vlahovic could work in a straight 4-4-2, as neither is a pure goal poacher and they are complementary physically, but it’d be hard to pull off for economic reasons.