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Marcelo Could Join Ronaldo At Juventus

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6 years ago

July 12, 2018

Brazilian defender, Marcelo might be joining the legendary Ronaldo at Juventus in Italy if the news making the rounds is to be considered.

Marcelo could leave Real Madrid to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus, Corriere della Sera claims.

The Italian outlet states that the players’ agent, Jorge Mendes, is pushing to seal a deal for the Brazilian full-back, although also state that Juve have denied interest.

If a deal is to be struck, however, the 30-year-old would cost between €40-€60 million (£35-53m/$46-$70m), a similar amount that the Old Lady would receive from the sale of Alex Sandro, if he is sold.

Eden Hazard is Barcelona’s primary transfer target this summer, according to Sport .

Barcelona have already landed Barcelona have signed Arthur Melo, but failed to sign Antoine Griezmann and saw Paulinho return to China while Andres Iniesta left for Japan.

Now the club will turn to the Chelsea star to help fill the void as the Catalans look to return to the top of European football.

Juventus’ defensive wishlist includes Atletico Madrid’s Diego Godin, Stefan Savic, Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi and Bayern Munich’s Juan Bernat, Tuttosport reports.

With Daniele Rugani on the way out and the futures of Medhi Benatia and Alex Sandro up in the air, the Old Lady are are said to be looking at several different ways to refurbish their backline.