Manchester United were linked with a move for Juventus’ Douglas Luiz in the winter transfer window, which felt like something of a wild rumour and part of the Italian media’s attempt to build drama around the former Aston Villa player.
A potential transfer never materialised and not the media close to Juventus have moved to linking a different player to the Premier League club.
IlBianconero have reported today that Manchester United are keeping an eye on the situation of Teun Koopmeiners, who has struggled to make an impact in Turin after his arrival from Atalanta in the summer transfer window.
The outlet states that Ruben Amorim’s side are an ‘admirer’ of the Netherlands international, who also interests Liverpool manager Arne Slot. There is an indication that other Premier League clubs could get involved
According to the report, Juventus sporting director Cristiano Guintoli has already spoken to Manchester United about a move for Joshua Zirkzee, and will do again before the summer window.
This could give the Red Devils an opportunity to ask about Koopmeiners, and Juve would be open to conversations because of his disappointing performances.
This would all seem like a tailor-made scenario for Juventus, and that’s one reason to question it.