In the meantime, Juventus are breaking the bank for Sergio Aguero, the Atletico Madrid striker not really known for his consistency. He costs more than Giuseppe Rossi and, in my view, has less potential for growth, not to mention it’s unclear how long it will take him to settle into a squad already undergoing a revolution. Is this the new Juve for the future we were promised?
It was bizarre that Rossi was ignored by Serie A sides last summer, but with his now regular status as an Italy international and a personal best campaign at Villarreal, their silence now is positively inexplicable. Here is a player who has proven himself in the Liga and in Serie A – funnily enough, for Parma – and nobody will risk €30m on him? If Javier Pastore is worth €50m (spoiler alert: he’s really not), then €30m for 24-year-old Rossi is to be considered a bargain.