Berardi and Juventus: a 13-year saga
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- Paolo Seghedoni
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Key points
- Berardi rejected Juve in 2016 partly because Simone Zaza's arrival suggested limited playing time ahead
- Sassuolo chief Carnevali blocked a 2023 move by demanding €30m, which Juventus would not pay
- Berardi has scored just twice in 15 Serie A meetings with Juve, including a free-kick in July 2020
AI summary
The Berardi-Juventus story began in 2013 when Juventus sent Luca Marrone to Sassuolo as part of a co-ownership deal for the young winger. Two years later, Sassuolo paid €10m to become sole owner. Juventus held a buyback option until 2017 but never exercised it—or tried unsuccessfully. When Juventus moved for Berardi in summer 2016, the player himself said no, wary of competing with Higuaín, Dybala, Mandzukic and Cuadrado for minutes. He preferred to stay with mentor Di Francesco and play European football.
The saga dragged on for years. In 2023, with Berardi now a Euro 2020 champion, he finally wanted to join Juve. But Carnevali, now Juventus's sporting director, demanded €30m as Sassuolo's owner—a price Juventus would not meet. Berardi has managed just two goals in 15 Serie A appearances against Juve, including a free-kick in July 2020 and one in the 4-2 win on 23 September 2023.
Original headline
Le barricate di Carnevali, l'affare Marrone e la scelta di Zaza: Berardi-Juve, la storia infinita
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