Sassuolo sporting director Giovanni Carnevali refused to rule out a January transfer for Domenico Berardi, with Juventus still interested. The Bianconeri were in talks to sign their former youth product back this summer, only for the Neroverdi to shut down negotiations after their deadline for the deal completion expired.
Speaking with Trc Modena, Carnevali spoke about Berardi’s immediate future and admitted that there’s still the potential for the 29-year-old to be sold in the winter transfer window:
“I admit that there was contact with Juventus after Berardi had expressed his firm intention to go to Juventus: in Turin they wanted the player but there was no real negotiation, we had only given a deadline, August 17, to close the deal and to find a replacement. At that time Juve perhaps had different issues and it ended with nothing done.”
“A sale in January? Never rule it out, maybe more important proposals will come, I cannot say, but it is clear that Sassuolo does not need to sell.
“You ask me if I will have dinner with Giuntoli on Saturday? The game is in the afternoon-no, I will not go to dinner with Juventus. We are talking about a big team that has changed little, with players of important quality. I consider them, together with Inter, the favorite for the Scudetto.
“I will very gladly see Locatelli again, a special guy. On the other hand, I was sorry that Magnanelli, our historical captain and for one season on Dionisi’s staff, went to Juventus in Allegri’s team.”
