Juventus are reportedly ready to pounce for Mesut Ozil if Manchester United fail to sign the Arsenal midfielder this month.
According to Corriere dello Sport, there are now “the ideal economic conditions” for Juve to bring in Ozil, given he will become a free agent at the end of the season.
The newspaper expects the 29-year-old to run his contract down and notes the Bianconeri have tracked the German for the past three campaigns.
However, that is subject to United offering €40m for Ozil, who worked under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013.
Nonetheless, Il Corriere believes the No 11 is ‘focused’ on a new experience after playing in the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League, while also citing his friendship with ex-Madrid teammate Sami Khedira.
Ozil joined Arsenal four-and-a-half years ago and has gone on to win three FA Cups and two Community Shields at the Emirates Stadium.
Juve are also thought to be closing in on another German of Turkish origin in Liverpool’s Emre Can.
Acktar
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Well we cannot deny that Juve is one of the smartest clubs in terms of transfers for the last years. They make excellent signings on the cheap and manage to sell them for huge profits!
PrinceRider17
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ozil would be such a great player to rotate with the likes of Paul for United. Will love him to join and then united will have much more diversity in the mid. let the German come to the red side
Daly-Gold
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No. 1. Earlier this season, wen pogba picked up injury, and also wen he went for that 3match band, it came to the idea of d whole united fans including our coach, that we don't HV a gud replacement for that pogba. I thought by now morinho should HV sign a new & a gud midfielder, who can control d field just like pogba. No.2 I thought by now, he should HV sign a supporting striker who can at least support lukaku. we need to, because, For me.. man utd need a very gud and fast improvement in their forward b4 February, if not, they are going no where in d champions league with d way their forward is right now. my anger is not that he haven't make any signing. But, my only anger is that, he is only busy pointing at different players at d same time, and making NO fast movement over singing any of them. No.3. I think that man needs our prayers, plz, my fellow united fans, let's join hands and pray for him o. plz.
tecbeilnr
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I think man utd lucks ozil's creativity, we need a player like him for now and then later in summer we go for dyabala too
Domenic_10
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I would be very very happy it Ozil joined Juventus