Turin transfer market / The Serbian midfielder was among the best in Verona-Lecce, now Vagnati wants to close the deal
Three points won against a direct competitor, the first leg closed ahead of Juventus and, at least for a few hours, a ranking that sees them reaching the Conference League area: yesterday was certainly a positive day for Turin. But that’s not all, because in the next few days Ivan Juric could also have another reason to be happy: Ivan Ilic. The negotiation with the Verona has now reached the final phase, the Serbian midfielder played yesterday against Lecce (among other things he was one of Hellas’ best, he also hit the crossbar and provided an assist) but there is optimism on the fact that the negotiation can close as soon as possible.
Zaffaroni: “Ilic is important for Verona but there are other dynamics…”
Also Juricwho on the eve of the Franchi match had wanted to gloss over the topic (“He’s a Verona player, I’m not talking about players from other teams”he had declared), after the success against Fiorentina he let himself go with a joke: “Cairo would make itself a nice present”. And also his Gialloblù colleague, Marco Zaffaroniin the post match of Verona-Lecce he seemed aware of the fact that Ilic could lose soon: “Today we had him and I made him play. It’s important for this team but there are other dynamics I don’t want to get into.”
Between today and tomorrow new contacts between the parties are expected but the impression is that for Ilic it can be closed soon: Juric hopes to have reinforcements in midfield as soon as possible, in the meantime he enjoys seventh place in the standings while waiting for Udinese plays against Sampdoria.
