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Why Manchester United and Liverpool have shot at signing Juventus’ Francisco Conceio
Why Manchester United and Liverpool have shot at signing Juventus Francisco ConceioFrancisco Conceio has emerged as the top name Juventus will opt to offload this summer with an eye of UEFA financial regulations, with Manchester United and Liverpool interested.The Bianconeri are about to unveil Kerim Alajbegovi, the teen Bosnian winger who is arriving from Bayer Leverkusen on the back of a 33m deal that could rise up to 40 million in add-ons, and is currently undergoing medical at Continassa.With the 18-year-olds arrival, and Khphren Thurams injury problems that have seen him miss The Old Ladys pre-season tour, Juve have turned to Conceio as a player they can leverage to generate funds in this transfer window, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.The 23-year-old winger has put up 11 goals and assists each in 82 appearances across all competitions for Juve. His current contract, fetching him a gross annual salary of 7.04 million, currently runs until June 2030.Juve are looking to get somewhere in the region of 4050 million for Conceio, who is attracting interest from the Premier League in the shape of Liverpool and Man United, who have made enquiries. This was informed to Juve by Jorge Mendes, who helped them iron out the deal for Alajbegovi.A deal is possibleOnce they secure Alajbegovi, Juve will have another promising young winger who can operate on either flank and, given his early numbers, have a higher ceiling that his five-years-older Portguese counterpart.So Juve have litte to no reason not to put Chico up for sale, especially with Premier League interest in the mix. Both United and Liverpool need legs out wide ahead of the new season, and for both of them a 4050m fee would be near-bargain territory.If their main targets line up by mid-August, we may see Conceio grace the English shores before the Premier League kicks off.Anshuman Joshi | GIFN
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