Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti wants to sign Mohamed Salah this summer, according to Italian outlet La Repubblica, as the club looks to rebuild under its new head coach.
Spalletti views Salah as the ideal figurehead for his new-look Juventus side, a proven match-winner capable of lifting the club back toward the top of Italian football.
The Italian coach and Salah share a working history from their time together at Roma, where Spalletti helped transform the Egyptian into one of Europe’s most dangerous attackers.
That period at Roma served as the launching pad for Salah’s rise to global superstardom, which reached its peak during his nine-year stint at Liverpool.
With Salah now having departed Anfield, Spalletti reportedly sees a genuine opportunity to reunite with the 33-year-old and build a competitive Juventus project around him.
Salah is not the only former Liverpool player on Juventus’s radar, as the Turin club also monitors left-back Andy Robertson, who has also left Anfield after nine years.
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker has also been linked with a move to Juventus, adding to the cluster of Liverpool departures that the Italian club appears to be tracking closely.
The potential signing of multiple Anfield stalwarts would represent a bold statement of intent from Juventus as Spalletti attempts to build a squad capable of challenging Napoli and Inter Milan.
However, Juventus face a significant obstacle in their pursuit of Salah, as the club finished outside the Serie A top four and will not compete in the Champions League next season.
For a player of Salah’s standing, the absence of Champions League football could prove a serious deterrent, with numerous European clubs expected to pursue him as a free agent.
Salah will attract interest from clubs competing at the highest level of European football, giving him considerable leverage in deciding where he takes his career next.
Juventus will need to present both a convincing sporting project and a substantial financial offer if they hope to persuade Salah that Turin represents the right move at this stage of his career.
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