The Sassuolo midfielder Manuel Locatelli, who caught the eye of his country at Euro 2020, hinted that moving to Turin would be his preferred option this summer.
What did Manuel Locatelli say?
Manuel admits that the interest from Juve is encouraging and the Euro 2020 winner appears to rule out a move to Arsenal this summer. The Sassuolo star caught the eye of his country at this summer’s European Championships, with impressive performances staged under cover of Marco Verratti. His shares were already high before, as the Serie A giants in Turin were planning a move, but others – including the Premier League heavyweights – have joined the hunt for his signature in recent weeks. Manuel Locatelli claims that he paid little attention to the postponement of conversations while on international duty, but spoke about the admiring glances that attracted him, that until now he had not really thought about it, he could not. The interest from Juve is good, they are a great team and Manuel has said this several times already.
The world was crumbling around Manuel
Manuel Locatelli stepped off the bench to help Italy to glory in the Euro 2020 final. He was not required to take a penalty since England missed three of them to award the Azzurri the continental crown. The 23-year-old, however, stepped up in a semi-final shootout with Spain, only to keep his efforts on the sidelines. He was ready to go forward again, but was happy to see others get hired for Roberto Mancini’s side. Manuel Locatelli added that the world was crumbling around him, and he repeated Giorgio Chiellini to be sure, because they would have won. According to Manuel, he told him the same thing against England and apparently he was right. Locatelli would have taken one. In any case, fortunately, the others did it.