Sunderland are one of the sides who have asked about Juventus midfielder Khéphren Thuram this summer.
Calciomercato report that the French midfielder’s future at Juventus is in the balance. Sunderland are one of the sides to have already asked about the 25-year-old.
Juventus need a sale
The website explains that this week will be crucial in Juventus planning for the summer. New CEO Giovanni Carnevali is inbound and ready to take charge of matters.
He’s already met with the club’s managers to discuss their finances and the efforts needed to comply with Financial Fair Play. The Italian club reportedly need to make €100m in capital gains by June 30th, 2027.
That means all offers they receive this summer will need to be evaluated. Khéphren Thuram is one of the players in the squad with a high market value.
Manager Luciano Spaletti would like to keep him in his squad. He would prefer to sacrifice Teun Koopmeiners. But the Dutchman doesn’t have any offers on the table. That’s not the case for the Frenchman.
Sunderland ask for finances
Khephren Thuram
CM they cite journalist Matteo Moretto, who reports that representatives of two Premier League clubs have been in touch requesting information. They were particularly focused on the finances. Sunderland and Nottingham Forest are the clubs named.
They both have excellent relationships with Juventus and have the budget to meet Carnvali’s demands for the midfielder. He’s looking at €35-40m for Thuram this summer, helping to secure around €23-28m for that balance sheet.
Whether Sunderland would be willing to pay that price isn’t mentioned, but the belief is they have the finances to make a bid Juventus would like.
It should be pointed out, though, that Thuram has been linked with numerous Premier League sides at this moment in time.
Indeed, his agents have clearly been offering him around as much as possible to hype up a move this summer in Juventus’ favour. This appears to be more of that, with Juve clearly desperate to get a deal done for as good a price as possible.