Rarely talked about this summer, which is both refreshing and somewhat worrying, Matteo Darmian remains a Manchester United player for the time being.
The Italian defender has entered the final year of his contract at Old Trafford with the club fully aware this will be their last chance of making any decent money off a potential sale, and thankfully there’s still interest out there.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, it’s mainly from Juventus, who see him as a low-cost replacement to Joao Cancelo, widely expected to start the new season at Manchester City.
Buying the Italy international from the Red Devils would cost around €10m, which the Serie A champions will easily be able to afford once they cash in on the Portuguese, yet there’s a fear Inter could scupper their plans.
A good offer for Danilo D’Ambrosio could see Antonio Conte return for his former pupil, whom he managed when in charge of the national team, but Juventus do feel they ‘clearly have the advantage’ in this race.
It’s not a lot, but this will keep the hope alive within the Old Trafford faithful that, finally, after years of incessant rumours, Matteo Darmian will be able to find himself a new forever home.
