Overview
- Sky Sport Italia reported Palace turned down Juventus’ first formal offer worth about €30m in total, structured as a €2m loan with an option that would become an obligation if Juventus qualified for at least the Europa League.
- Palace are holding out for a straight permanent transfer and a higher fee, with Italian reports citing around €40m and UK outlets suggesting an even larger valuation.
- Juventus accelerated talks after identifying Mateta to reinforce attack during Dusan Vlahovic’s injury absence and with his contract running down.
- Mateta has informed Palace he wants to explore a move to Italy to boost his national-team prospects, and Di Marzio reports he has agreed personal terms with Juventus.
- With a gap in valuations persisting, Juventus are also looking at alternatives such as Joshua Zirkzee, and Palace are exploring potential replacements before sanctioning any sale.