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Here is today’s whole article from Fabiana/GdS
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"Beautiful", the queen of American soap operas that has been airing since 1987 and tells the endless story of Ridge and Brooke, as well as the tribulations of the Forrester family, has surpassed nine thousand episodes. Koopful, the Italo-Dutch telenovela that narrates the tormented love between Teun Koopmeiners and his Lady, won’t reach the same level of longevity, but it has been long enough to fill our summer. With only 4 days left until the end of the transfer market, Juventus fans are still waiting to find out if there will be a happy ending. They’ll have to wait a little longer, because after a long back-and-forth, tomorrow could be the right day for a breakthrough. Surely, electing a new pope would have taken less time, and these months haven’t been short of twists and turns, but now both the Bianconeri club and the midfielder from the Dea feel they are one step away from the finish line. Exhausted but happy, because in the end, the only thing that matters is the result, and the two have promised each other love since their first meeting. Yesterday there was the decisive acceleration: the response that Cristiano Giuntoli was waiting for from the Bergamasco management has arrived, significantly raising the bar of optimism. And it’s not certain that Juventus will stop here, as Jadon Sancho remains more than just an idea, and the English winger from Manchester United could arrive regardless of the possible departure of Federico Chiesa, who is still in Barcelona’s plans and on the radar of the Premier League.
ONLY JUVE— "The club's goal was to keep all the important players from last season. This summer, we are forced to manage some unexpected situations that we deeply regret. We’ll see in the coming days, whatever decision is made will be for the good of the club," said Luca Percassi, CEO of the Dea, to Dazn before the match with Torino, regarding the Koopmeiners situation. When he talks about "unexpected situations," the Bergamasco executive is referring to the midfielder’s mutiny, who at one point decided to force the issue by sending in a medical certificate. The feeling is that we are now in the final stretch. After Atalanta’s initial resistance, initially reluctant to open negotiations with Juventus and still hopeful of mending fences with the player, the two clubs resumed talks yesterday and made the decisive step forward. The Bianconeri are ready for an investment of almost 60 million (the amount requested from the beginning by the Dea): negotiations are closing at 55 million plus bonuses, with the player eager to reach Turin and get back to training. Koop has been out since early August and will need some time to get back in shape. He strongly wanted Juventus, with whom he has had an agreement for some time for a five-year deal worth 4 million euros per season, and he put pressure on Atalanta to honor the promise made to him a year ago, when the club refused 48 million euros from Napoli. "I told Atalanta that I wanted to move next summer," the player recounted in March to De Telegraaf. "Last year, there was already concrete interest from Napoli. But the clubs couldn’t reach an agreement. I hope that this year some options will present themselves to reflect on. I would be lying if I said I didn’t hear about a likely interest from Juventus and some Premier League clubs." No one from England has made a concrete move, but Juventus has, and they held firm until the end.
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"Beautiful", the queen of American soap operas that has been airing since 1987 and tells the endless story of Ridge and Brooke, as well as the tribulations of the Forrester family, has surpassed nine thousand episodes. Koopful, the Italo-Dutch telenovela that narrates the tormented love between Teun Koopmeiners and his Lady, won’t reach the same level of longevity, but it has been long enough to fill our summer. With only 4 days left until the end of the transfer market, Juventus fans are still waiting to find out if there will be a happy ending. They’ll have to wait a little longer, because after a long back-and-forth, tomorrow could be the right day for a breakthrough. Surely, electing a new pope would have taken less time, and these months haven’t been short of twists and turns, but now both the Bianconeri club and the midfielder from the Dea feel they are one step away from the finish line. Exhausted but happy, because in the end, the only thing that matters is the result, and the two have promised each other love since their first meeting. Yesterday there was the decisive acceleration: the response that Cristiano Giuntoli was waiting for from the Bergamasco management has arrived, significantly raising the bar of optimism. And it’s not certain that Juventus will stop here, as Jadon Sancho remains more than just an idea, and the English winger from Manchester United could arrive regardless of the possible departure of Federico Chiesa, who is still in Barcelona’s plans and on the radar of the Premier League.
ONLY JUVE— "The club's goal was to keep all the important players from last season. This summer, we are forced to manage some unexpected situations that we deeply regret. We’ll see in the coming days, whatever decision is made will be for the good of the club," said Luca Percassi, CEO of the Dea, to Dazn before the match with Torino, regarding the Koopmeiners situation. When he talks about "unexpected situations," the Bergamasco executive is referring to the midfielder’s mutiny, who at one point decided to force the issue by sending in a medical certificate. The feeling is that we are now in the final stretch. After Atalanta’s initial resistance, initially reluctant to open negotiations with Juventus and still hopeful of mending fences with the player, the two clubs resumed talks yesterday and made the decisive step forward. The Bianconeri are ready for an investment of almost 60 million (the amount requested from the beginning by the Dea): negotiations are closing at 55 million plus bonuses, with the player eager to reach Turin and get back to training. Koop has been out since early August and will need some time to get back in shape. He strongly wanted Juventus, with whom he has had an agreement for some time for a five-year deal worth 4 million euros per season, and he put pressure on Atalanta to honor the promise made to him a year ago, when the club refused 48 million euros from Napoli. "I told Atalanta that I wanted to move next summer," the player recounted in March to De Telegraaf. "Last year, there was already concrete interest from Napoli. But the clubs couldn’t reach an agreement. I hope that this year some options will present themselves to reflect on. I would be lying if I said I didn’t hear about a likely interest from Juventus and some Premier League clubs." No one from England has made a concrete move, but Juventus has, and they held firm until the end.
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