In accordance with Sky Sport Italia, Juventus have made contact with Olympique Marseille for Leonardo Balerdi, however the Ligue 1 aspect, coached by Roberto De Zerbi, are unwilling to promote the 26-year-old.
Juventus are involved in signing Marseille defender Balerdi, however the French membership is reportedly not open to discussing a sale this summer season.
Sky: Marseille unwilling to debate Balerdi’s Juventus switch
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – NOVEMBER 19: Leonardo Balerdi of Argentina controls the ball throughout the South American FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match between Argentina and Peru at Estadio Alberto J. Armando on November 19, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Picture by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Pictures)
Sky Sport Italia switch skilled claims Juventus referred to as Marseille to sound out the defender’s availability, however discovered no willingness to barter a switch.
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The Serie A giants are looking out for a brand new centre-back as they wish to restore solidity in defence, particularly as a result of Gleison Bremer is recovering from a knee harm sustained in October final 12 months.
Balerdi already performed beneath Tudor
TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 12: Igor Tudor, Head Coach of Juventus, seems to be on throughout the heat up previous to the Serie A match between Juventus and Lecce at Allianz Stadium on April 12, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Balerdi has collected 164 appearances in 5 years in Marseille, turning into the group’s captain.
Balerdi is beneath contract with Marseille till June 2028.
The Argentine performed 44 matches beneath Igor Tudor on the Stade Velodrome, scoring one objective.
New Juventus Basic Supervisor Damien Comolli on Tuesday that Tudor would stay accountable for the group past the Membership World Cup and for the whole 2025-26 marketing campaign.
What Comolli mentioned about Juventus’ new technique
“I want to rent a sporting director who will deal with transfers and administration, be concerned within the switch market, and deal with the youth sector, reporting on to me,” Comolli mentioned.
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“I’ve an individual in thoughts, it’s a course of, however we don’t wish to rush. As soon as the construction is determined, we may even decide the personnel.
“We may even have a technical director, additionally reporting to me.”