Marotta: ‘Pogba could stay at Juventus’

By Football Italia staff

Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta confirms Paul Pogba “could stay with us next year too”.

The French midfielder has been linked with the likes of Barcelona and Manchester United, but the Bianconeri director insists they don’t have to sell.

“We’re rejected important offers for Pogba in the past,” Marotta confirmed at the inauguration of the club’s new medical centre.

“The will of the player will be decisive. There’s a good chance that he could stay with us next year too.”

Marotta was also asked about possible transfer targets to the summer, including Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi, who there is a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ to sign.

“He’s a player who is in our thoughts for next year, like other talented young players that we’re following.

“Juan Cuadrado? We’ll have to talk to Chelsea.

“We already have a team which is on a significant level, and we’ll try to raise that level in terms of quality.

“We’ll have a transfer campaign to get men worthy of Juventus, and I hope next year we can reach the Champions League final.”

Finally, the director was asked about this season, including the refereeing controversy after Sunday’s Derby della Mole.

“The many victories of Juventus have created a culture of envy,” Marotta shrugged.

“Bonucci? Rizzoli is capbale and consistent, he decided that a warning was sufficient. As for Alex Sandro, there have been 35 other penalties this season with no booking.

“The Scudetto was our stated goal earlier in the season, there’s a structural difference between the League and the Champions League.

“In the Champions League one refereeing error can see you knocked out, as happened with Bayern Munich. In the League I think your values come out, beyong human errors by referees.

"The fact we're in the lead isn't because of the game with Torino, but because we deserve that gap from all the games we won.

"It's normal that talking about referee errors is a component of football, but even with video technology you can't eradicate it.

"We have many goals to achieve this season, don't forget that we have a Scudetto to aim for and the Coppa Italia to win."

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