Scouting Juventus Transfer Target Amadou Diawara of Bologna

With the Paul Pogba saga finally behind them, Juventus can turn their attention to the future and continue building what they believe will become one of Europe’s best teams in the near future.

No longer content with dominating the Italian football landscape, the Bianconeri have made no secret of their lofty ambitions, as coach Massimiliano Allegri explained in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport earlier this summer.

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“Anyone who has the opportunity to leave Juventus has to consider things very carefully, because right now Juve are among the top four European clubs,” he said (h/t Football Italia).

“This is not a selling club that just lets its players go,” Allegri added and—while Pogba clearly felt he could only realise his ambitions elsewhere—the Turin giants have made signings that can help them achieve their ambitious targets.

Signing Gonzalo Higuain and Miralem Pjanic certainly tightens the grip the Bianconeri have established on their domestic competition, robbing closest rivals Napoli and AS Roma, respectively, of arguably their best and most influential players.

Meanwhile, additions like Dani Alves and Medhi Benatia increase the level of experience within the squad, just as the likes of Marko Pjaca and Rolando Mandragora bring an injection of youthful exuberance to balance the side.

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Yet even with that plethora of new weapons at Allegri’s disposal, there is a need to add a strong replacement for Pogba in midfield. It was a matter addressed in this previous post, but with Sami Khedira and Claudio Marchisio not expected to be fit when Serie A returns, Juventus appear undermanned in the centre of the pitch.

Mario Lemina, Stefano Sturaro and Kwadwo Asamoah have all proved their qualities in recent seasons, but relying on two of that trio for an extended period resulted in disaster last term. With the same two players missing, Juventus failed to win in their opening three games and had to recover lost ground when they came back into the side.

Keen to avoid a similarly poor start to 2016/17, the Bianconeri seem set to address the issue, with Bologna’s Amadou Diawara among the names mentioned as a possible late addition for the Old Lady.

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