Juventus market, eyes on Lazio for January reinforcement

Juventus management has been working for some time to identify experienced elements to join Luciano Spalletti’s team in order to climb the standings. At the moment, the Bianconeri occupy seventh place with 23 points, the result of 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. The Champions League is within reach (the fourth place occupied by Roma is -4) and the Old Lady’s managers want to shore up the team as early as January.Also in the club’s sights is Adam Marusic, who is leaving Lazio.The versatile full-back has an expiring contract and the Biancocelesti would like to get rid of him in the winter to avoid losing him for free in July.

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Among the best qualities of the Montenegrin footballer is his pliability: Adam Marusic was born as a right-back but can also be employed on the opposite lane or as a right outside midfielder. Raised in Serbia in the ranks of Vozdovac, Marusic in 2014 moved to Kortrijk in Belgium, then wore the Oostende shirt between 2016 and 2017 before landing in Italy. Purchased by Lazio for just over €5 million, Marusic quickly adapted to our league and has been a fixture in the biancoceleste lineup for years. In 2022 he extended his contract until 2026, now he is on his way out and Juventus could get him for a very affordable price.

Adam Marusic may not be the’only reinforcement for the Bianconeri defense: Luciano Spalletti has asked his managers to do everything possible to bring Kim Min-jae, closed at Bayern Munich by Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tah, to Turin. In Germany, the South Korean had some difficulties in settling in and was soon undermined in the hierarchies, in fact Kim Min-jae so far in the season has collected just over 700 minutes between all competitions. The scant minutes Kompany is giving him certainly cannot make him happy and he has already asked his entourage to find an alternative solution as early as the January market. Should there be a chance, Juventus would certainly make an attempt but the defender will have to significantly lower his salary if he wants to return to Italy.

Luciano Spalletti knows him very well: together they won the Scudetto with Napoli in the 2022-2023 season. Purchased by the partenopei in the summer of 2022 from Fenerbahce, the rocky South Korean central player made a devastating impact in our league and soon established himself as one of the most reliable defenders in Serie A and contributed in a very important way to the Campania side’s winning of the Scudetto. In July 2023, Bayern Munich paid Kim Min-jae’s rescission clause and secured his services for 50 million euros. Things did not turn out so well and now the center back could return to Italy.