Beppe Marotta, General Director of Juventus, has put an end to the rumors linking Isco with the 'Vecchia Signora': "Unfortunately, he is not our player and we will never sign him," he said in an interview with Quotidiano Sportivo.
Given the overbooking that Real Madrid has in the attacking third, which could make it difficult for the '22' to secure a place in Rafa Benítez's starting eleven, the Real Madrid midfielder has been linked to the reigning champions of Italy for most of the summer.
Now, the 'bianconeri' executive has resigned, while recognizing that the Malaga-born attacking midfielder would be very useful for them: "Isco would be very good for us, he is not a superstar, but he would be for Juventus. Unfortunately, he is not ours, and he never will be," he expressed.
"We would like to retain Pogba until he retires"
It is the daily bread for Beppe Marotta. Once again, he has been questioned about the future of Paul Pogba, to which the CEO of Juventus has expressed his desire to keep the French player at the 'Vecchia Signora' until the end of his sports career: "We would like to retain Pogba until he retires."
It is true that intentions are one thing and reality is quite another. With Barcelona and Manchester City hovering around the French international, Marotta is aware of the situation of the Italian team and does not deny the difficulty they have in competing with other European clubs when it comes to salaries: "We cannot afford to go crazy in terms of wages. Some teams can pay double," the Juventus executive pointed out.
Finally, Marotta stressed that nowadays, the players have the final say and generally, as we have seen in the case of Tévez, end up playing where they want to: "In modern football, the decision of the players is crucial," he emphasized.