Juventus, meanwhile, are focused on winning the Champions League for the first time since the 1995-96 season after they took home Serie A in 2019-20 for an incredible ninth straight campaign.
Earlier, Pirlo looked to be eyeing Roma’s Edin Dzeko as a replacement for Higuain, they have now fully turned their attention toward Suarez. Suarez joined Barcelona from Liverpool back in 2014, and has since scored 198 goals in 283 appearances for the club, winning La Liga four times and the Champions League once.According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, personal terms have been agreed between Suarez and Juventus in a second meeting between the club and the player’s representatives.
The striker, who has spent six years at Barcelona, had already been contacted by vice president, Pavel Nedved prior to the second meeting. The player’s contract is thought to be in the region of ten million euros per year after tax which is the same wage Suarez is currently earning at Barcelona.
Juventus would have to pay a further five million euros to secure the Uruguayan, due to Italian taxation. Another player that Juventus are thought to be interested in is Eden Dzeko from Roma. However, Juventus would have to pay a transfer fee of around ten million for the Bosnian on top of his wages, something they wouldn’t have to do for Suarez, who would be leaving Barcelona on a free transfer.
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