As the agent of Southampton midfielder Carlos Alcaraz was today interviewed by AS, we get to see many details of the transfer which took him to Juventus.
The 21-year-old is loaned to the Old Lady until the end of the season, with them having a ?49.5m buying option over him.
Sebastian Lopez pointed out that since Alcaraz wasn’t being a regular starter at Southampton, all parties thought it was best for him to leave.
A few Premier League sides were interested in his signing, but that’s when Juventus showed up and ended up finding a very quick agreement with the Saints.
The agent claims that he was actually initially surprised that the Bianconeri accepted some of the conditions imposed by Southampton.
“Yes, in the middle I get a call from Juventus. This was a Monday, I meet with Southampton and we establish a little bit what the exit conditions are. On Monday night, I get Juventus on the phone, which even I was incredulous about. So, with all that reservation, I told Charly: ‘Look, Juventus fell for it. They promised to send an official offer tomorrow and then we’ll know’. The next day, at 08:30 in the morning, I had an official offer from Juventus on my mobile phone. In one day, we got the deal done,” Lopez told AS. “They had a loan of about ?1.5m plus a penalty. Southampton were very keen that where he goes on loan there had to be a penalty if the player didn’t play. They looked for a clause where they tie in that the guy...