Juventus readying €30m offer for Sassuolo’s Daryl Bakola amidst English interest

Juventus readying €30m offer for Sassuolo’s Daryl Bakola amidst English interest Serie A side Juventus have faced key injuries in midfield this season and several areas of the pitch currently need fixing. The heart of the park can undergo significant changes soon, with Sassuolo teenager Daryl Bakola increasingly seen as a key target. La Gazzetta dello Sport report that Giovanni Carnevali, who was key to bringing Bakola to Sassuolo from Marseille, is ready to offer between €25m and €30m for the Frenchman. This is their attempt to beat English competition, as Juve do not want to face a situation where top Premier League sides steal their targets, as it happened in the cases of Riccardo Calafiori and Marco Palestra. Juve’s idea is to close the deal in January and have Bakola in their squad in the summer, letting him stay at Sassuolo on loan. This is seen as an effective way to have a short-term benefit of having the talent develop before he moves to the club permanently in the summer. It can also convince Sassuolo into a sale early and help beat competition before the Neroverdi can spark an auction. Kaustubh Pandey – GIFN