Another week is in the books and we are down to the final 10 days of the January transfer market as Serie A clubs work hard behind the scenes to land new signings for the second half of the season. Make no mistake, the most active are those that are struggling to stay afloat in the league, such as Udinese, who finally signed Spanish center back Pablo Marì from Arsenal on loan until the end of the season.
Most of the top clubs are still patiently waiting on the right opportunity to improve their squads, and it may not come to fruition in January. Some teams might be playing their cards close to their chests in hopes of a big summer. Take Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus for instance. They still have not managed to make any signings in this window.
Let’s go around the league with some notable transfer rumors and storylines:
Arthur’s agent in London
Juventus are still working on trying to find solutions for a couple of possible departures of two midfielders next week: Aaron Ramsey and Arthur Melo. While there are still no concrete offers on the table for the Welsh midfielder, there Brazilian seems to have garnered some interest from Arsenal. Arthur’s agent Federico Pastorello was spotted at Arsenal’s London Colney training center during the week trying to bridge the gap between the two sides. Arsenal are currently willing to offer a six-month loan by paying the player’s salary. Juventus, on the other hand, would prefer an 18-month loan with an option to buy included in the deal. Something’s got to give between the two sides, though it’s worth pointing out that the Bianconeri would likely need a targeted replacement in order to part ways with their 25-year-old midfielder.
Additionally, rumors linking Juventus and Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic were shot down by Viola CEO Joe Barone. “We didn’t receive any proposal from Juventus. Some English club asked us for Vlahovic but there’s no…
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