The reason Arsenal and Juventus did not agree Daniele Rugani deal as Unai Emery chased ace- news today
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Unai Emery put Rugani on his transfer wish list this summer as he looked to bolster his defence ahead of the 2019/20 campaign. But it was David Luiz who rocked up at the Emirates instead as Arsenal hammered out a shock £8m deadline day deal with Chelsea. Rugani now looks set for Roma, with talks between their sporting director Gianluca Petrachi, Juventus chief Fabio Paratici and potentially the centre-back’s agent taking place on Tuesday. It seems Roma will have to go one step further than Arsenal were prepared to in order to get the Italy international on board. According to Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, the Gunners were not willing to agree to a clause that would almost guarantee they buy Rugani. Arsenal would have had to hand over around £28m (€30m) in order to take the 25-year-old off Juventus’ hands on a permanent basis if a series of conditions were met. However, the likes of Raul Sanllehi were opposed to the idea of sanctioning such an agreement for former Empoli ace Rugani. That decision came after Arsenal had already committed to paying £72m for club-record signing Nicolas Pepe, £27m for William Saliba, £25m for Kieran Tierney, £6m for Gabriel Martinelli and a £5m loan…
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