On Monday, we covered a report in Tuttosport claiming Matteo Darmian’s transfer from Manchester United to Juventus was more than 90% done.
That might be the case, but it appears the Serie A leaders could end up facing a late competition resurgence from AS Roma in the coming weeks.
According to Il Messaggero, the uncertainties surrounding Rick Karsdorp’s fitness (he’s missed the whole season with a knee injury) and whether or not Alessandro Florenzi will renew have forced Monchi to once again turn to the possibility of signing the Manchester United right-back.
Barely featuring under José Mourinho this year, the Louis Van Gaal signing is apparently keen on a return to Italy, meaning that’s probably where he’ll end up.
The fact Darmian can play both at left-back and right-back is also once again mentioned, just in case anyone had somehow forgotten this from the previous 1856 times it’s been covered by the Italian press.
Our money would still be on Juventus getting him, as it would allow him to fight for trophies on a regular basis as well as fight for more regular game time with Mattia De Sciglio.
