In this season's Serie A, Juventus' ranking is not ideal. At the beginning of the season, although in the eyes of most people, after losing the star of the house and not making equal reinforcements, Juventus have been difficult to become a strong contender for the league title this season. However, to the surprise of Juventus fans, the team's performance fell far short of expectations. They are not only at a significant disadvantage in the competition with AC Milan and Inter Milan, the point gap has reached about 10 points, and even in the comparison with second-tier teams such as Atalanta, Juventus cannot take advantage.
For Juventus, being in such a situation for a long time is unacceptable to the team and fans. After all, if they end up missing out on the top four this season and thus can't participate in next season's Champions League, it will not only have a great impact on the team's brand value, but also have a significant impact on the team's economic level. Therefore, in the winter transfer window this season, Juventus is bound to make some adjustments to the team's lineup. The first problem facing the team is that the team's configuration in some positions is too "bloated". Especially in the midfield position, there are a large number of players, most of the players have similar characteristics, and many players have unsatisfactory attendance due to injuries and other reasons, and some players have very high salaries. Before the reinforcements, Juventus needs to deal with these "salary burdens" and achieve "light loading".
It is reported that Juventus has put Ramsey and Artur in the transfer list. Ramsey has not performed better this season in his contract years, as one might expect, but has continued to be in a slump. Ramsey has not played for the team for more than 2 months. Considering that the Welsh star needs to take an annual salary of 8 million euros a year from Juventus, the team is eager to get him out of the team during the winter break. If Ramsey moves away, Newcastle is one of the few teams that can afford his salary. Unlike the 31-year-old Ramsey, who has passed the peak of his career, the 25-year-old Artur is still in his playing years. However, the Brazilian star has affected his performance on the pitch due to too many off-field factors. This season, Artur has made only 10 appearances in all competitions and only 4 starts, and has become a marginal player of the team. Artur is worth 35 million euros in the transfer market, and if Juventus can sell it, it will also hope to get a large transfer fee while freeing up salary space.
In addition, in the team's forward line, Juventus also need to make changes. Judging from the current situation, Morata's departure is basically a nail in the coffin. While the Spain international hasn't played well this season, juventus don't even have a pure centre-forward if Morata moves away and they need to sign a good enough replacement. Sources say Juventus are interested in Liverpool striker Origi. With a large number of outstanding attackers in the team, Origi still can't get many opportunities this season, but among the few appearances, Origi is not only effective, contributing 5 goals and 2 assists in all competitions. In Juventus's view, Origi can produce good "chemical reactions" with Chiesa, Bernardeschi and others. However, Liverpool's forward line is also not well-manned, and without a suitable replacement, it is unlikely that they will agree to a transfer from Origi.
Relatively speaking, Icardi is clearly a more suitable target. The Argentine international has also been unable to secure a starting position this season, and of course, given the player configuration on the Paris Saint-Germain front, Icardi's substitution is also completely understandable. Icardi has scored five goals in all competitions this season, placing him in third place in the squad. According to transfer expert Pedro Almeida, Juventus have finalized Icardi's transfer and they will sign him at the winter transfer window. It is reported that Juventus will first pay about 2.4 million euros on loan to Icardi for half a season, and then pay 35 million euros to sign him. For Juventus, although the transfer will cost around 37 million euros, the 28-year-old Icardi is still at the peak of his career and there is no problem of adapting to Serie A.
In addition, on the AC Milan side, although they have performed better than Juventus in the league, the team also has the possibility of "dropping the chain" in the middle. The renewal of the team's main midfielder Casey has left Maldini in a bad mood. From the current situation, AC Milan's hopes of leaving Casey have become increasingly slim. According to the Echo, Liverpool will offer AC Milan to bring Casey to Anfield during the winter break. For AC Milan, instead of having Casey wait until his contract expires and leaving, it would be better to sell him during the winter break and use the transfer fee he receives to find a suitable replacement. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)