Finally, and after several days of negotiations, the Bianconero team already has one of the Italian figures from the last European Championship at its facilities. He joins the signing of Kaio Jorge.
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One day after the publication of Cristiano Ronaldo , in Turin ‘calm the waters’ with the signing they had been looking for for weeks. Manuel Locatelli , Sassuolo midfielder and European champion with the Italian national team, underwent a medical examination with Juventus on Wednesday before formalizing his signing for the team trained by Massimiliano Allegri.
Locatelli , 23, went to J Medical, the club-owned medical center, first thing in the Italian morning to begin the pertinent controls, the Turin club reported in an official note.
The Italian midfielder, trained in Milan, was received by dozens of Juventus fans, who chanted his name and asked him to bring important trophies to Turin, after last year’s negative season, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League and a suffered fourth place in Serie A.
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A versatile midfielder, able to play as a midfielder and as a pivot, Locatelli was one of the protagonists of Italy’s triumph in the European Championship, in which he scored two goals and positively replaced the injured Marco Verratti in the opening phase of the tournament.
While waiting for Juventus to formalize the signing of Locatelli , it is estimated that the club agreed with Sassuolo a loan for two seasons and a purchase obligation set at 35 million euros.
The Juventine club will try to complete the bureaucratic procedures in the next few hours so that Locatelli can debut this Saturday in the first day of Serie A, against Udinese.
Kaio Jorge, officer
Meanwhile, what does already have an official announcement is the hiring of Brazilian striker Kaio Jorge , from Santos, who signed with the Italian team until June 30, 2026.
His debut with the Santos first team took place in September 2018, when he faced Atlético Paranaense, after having stood out among the youth. At that time, Kaio Jorge was just 16 years and 249 days old. Fans can’t wait for the new player to play and invest money through the online betting site.