Juventus 'Activates' Jorge Mendes to Take Antonio Silva From Benfica





The winter transfer market opens in just over a month, and Juventus is already actively looking for a new option for the center of defense, following the serious injuries suffered by Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal.


The Italian newspaper Tuttosport writes, this Friday, that the name that Vecchia Signora likes most is that of António Silva, so much so that the sporting director, Cristiano Giuntoli, has already contacted his manager, Jorge Mendes, regarding to understand the patterns of a possible transfer.


The objective is, moreover, to convince the management led by Rui Costa to release the 21-year-old player on loan with a purchase option clause, similar to the agreement reached with FC Porto by Francisco Conceição in the past. summer.


The same publication adds that the coach himself, Thiago Motta, has already given the 'green light' to this operation, as he believes that the Portuguese international has all the conditions to play in the Bianconera shirt.


The current sixth place in Serie A has, however, mentioned three other names, in the event that this operation falls apart. They are Radu Dragusin, from Tottenham, Jhon Lucumí, from Bologna, and Jakub Kiwior, from Arsenal.