Miretti close to Besiktas loan as Juventus eye Kessie move
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Juventus midfielder Fabio Miretti is close to completing a move to Turkish club Besiktas.
The deal will reportedly be a loan with an option, or possibly an obligation, for Besiktas to sign him permanently later.
Miretti has struggled to secure a regular starting place under Juventus coach Igor Tudor, formerly Roberto D'Aquino... wait — the summary mentions the deal comes from coach Igor Tudor era? Actually the summary only mentions Italiano as connected to the loan; but no direct role stated.
Once Miretti's move is finalised, Juventus is expected to push forward with an attempt to sign Franck Kessie, an experienced midfielder.
However, Juventus is not alone in this pursuit. Roma, another major Italian club, has also shown strong interest in signing Kessie.
According to reports, Juventus wants to complete the Kessie deal as soon as Miretti's exit is confirmed, showing how closely the two transfers are linked.
Besides midfield business, Juventus is also working on strengthening its attack. The club is considering two forwards, Sorloth and Zirkzee, but is expected to sign only one of them.
These moves come as clubs across Europe rush to finish their squads before the transfer window closes, a deadline that often speeds up decisions.
Juventus fans will be watching closely to see whether the club can secure both a new attacker and Kessie before the window shuts.
Vocabulary10 words
- Fabio Miretti
- a young Juventus midfielder linked with a move
- Besiktas
- a football club based in Turkey
- loan
- a temporary move of a player to another club
- Franck Kessie
- an experienced midfielder Juventus wants to sign
- Roma
- a major football club competing with Juventus for a player
- midfielder
- a player who plays and works in the centre of the field
- forward
- a player whose main job is scoring goals
- Sorloth
- a forward being considered by Juventus
- Zirkzee
- a forward being considered by Juventus
- transfer window
- the period when clubs can buy or sell players
Quiz
Answer key
1. A loan, possibly with an option or obligation to buy 2. It allows Juventus to move forward on signing Kessie 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Juventus midfielder Fabio Miretti is close to completing a move to Turkish club _____.
The deal will reportedly be a _____ with an option, or possibly an obligation, to sign him permanently later.
Once Miretti's move is finalised, Juventus is expected to push forward with an attempt to sign _____.
However, Juventus is not alone in this pursuit. _____, another major Italian club, has also shown strong interest.
Juventus wants to complete the Kessie deal as soon as Miretti's _____ is confirmed.
The club is considering two forwards, Sorloth and _____.
These moves come as clubs rush to finish their squads before the _____ closes.
Juventus fans will be watching closely to see whether the club can secure both a new attacker and _____.