Juventus Set Sights on Two Young Italian Midfielders

Juventus have many needs ahead of January and will try in particular to replenish their midfield, as Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram will likely miss a few more months, and have shortlisted two more options, Lorenzo Amatucci and Samuel Wiafe, Tuttomercatoweb reports.

The former is hitting his stride at Deportivo A Coruna after a few loan spells. The Fiorentina product has been a day-one starter this campaign, logging ten appearances and assisting once so far. He previously cut his teeth at Ternana and Salernitana in Serie B and UD Las Palmas in La Liga Segunda. His current team acquired him permanently for €2.5M plus 20 percent of future earnings. Italy boss Roberto Mancini is also keeping tabs on him.

Juventus are eyeing another talent alongside Amatucci, Wiafe, who’s off to a promising start at Genoa. He has quickly won over Daniele De Rossi and is getting minutes over more established options. He has starred eight times so far, providing one helper.

The Grifone rolled the dice with him, as he spent most of the previous campaign in Modena’s Primavera team, featuring nine times with the first one in Serie B. They got him for €2.5M. His valuation is tough to establish, as he’s only 18.

Their midfield has actually been half-decent despite the absences, as Douglas Luiz and Teun Koopmeiners have bounced back a little, and Pape Sarr has been fine. Still, they are paper-thin and never imposing. It’ll be interesting to see whether their relatively new brass will have the guts to think long-term and sign starlets, or will cede to the temptation of pursuing veterans with a short shelf life to chase immediate results.