He is better than every other player we are linked with, but his prospective transfer was a complete non starter to begin with - economically impossible to do, especially once the EPL clubs came sniffing for him.
And TBH, I am actually quite excited with the young players we are signing. Juventus was always a club which produced big players. We can have a few new stars on our hands in the future.
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Exactly this. I wonder if De Ceglie is/was only being kept around for the homegrown list for CL purposes?