Lille President Talks Juventus Game and In-Demand David

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·5 novembre 2024

Lille President Talks Juventus Game and In-Demand David

Lille president Oliver Letang is ready to take on Juventus in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage. The two sides are also competing for Jonathan David, whose contract runs out in June. The official talked to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Tuttomercatoweb).

“He’s in a good moment, but he’s performing well also because there’s a hard-working team behind him that allows him to score. The collective will be the key again. Like versus Real Madrid, the whole club needs to have a perfect game if we want to obtain a positive result. The Bianconeri are the favorites, but we can exploit our qualities.”

Lille haven’t given up on trying to retain David.

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“We’re in talks with him, and he has received our proposal. He said that this is his club. Our conversations will stay between us. He’s a little underestimated in Europe because he’s atypical and shy. He works well with the coaches that have a modern style, where everybody has to defend and attack. I hope we’ll convince him to stay. However, certain wages are beyond our capabilities. We’ve always let go those who had important offers.”

According to Corriere dello Sport (via OneFootball), the Bianconeri have reached out to the striker’s agent to propose €5M per year and a €7/8M salary. They are in the race but face plenty of competition.

Our Take on Juventus and David

A player of that caliber on a free would be a coup even if the fit wouldn’t be totally perfect, as Thiago Motta is used to more physical center-forwards. He’d find a way to make it work, though. Such chase and the future of Dusan Vlahovic are directly correlated, especially at those numbers.