Jhon Lucumi is in limbo, as Bologna admitted he could leave, but the talks with Juventus are stalling, and Inter and a few foreign clubs could easily overtake the Bianconeri if they loosened their purse strings, Il Resto Del Carlino reports.
CEO Claudio Fenucci addressed the future of the defender.
“He’s under contract with us. The fact that there’s just one year on it doesn’t affect his valuation. He could depart because we made a promise to him a year ago, when we kept him despite an offer that could have changed his career. However, the bid has to be proper.”
Sunderland had matched his €28M release clause, although after it had expired, and had tendered €3M wages, but the Felsinei insisted on retaining him.
Juventus haven’t dangled that much at this stage for Lucumi, while Inter see him as a fallback target relative to John Stones and Cristian Romero.
Bologna are hoping for a bidding war and wish Manchester United and Chelsea would join the race after completing some exits. Besiktas, which hired their former coach Vincenzo Italiano, are also interested. The center-back might wait for more prestigious landing spots, though.
As for the Nerazzurri, Al-Hilal have inquired about Alessandro Bastoni with his entourage, Gianluca Di Marzio reports. His agent told Sky that the permanence was likely, but didn’t completely shut the door on an exit.
Our Take on Juventus, Inter, and Lucumi
It’d be negligible if the Old Lady, provided they do eventually bring in a new defender, didn’t sign him after letting Tarik Muharemovic slip through their fingers, also considering that Luciano Spalletti, in particular, seems to rate him higher than most suitors.
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