Damien Comolli, the new general manager of Juventus, is making headlines regarding his handling of the Timothy Weah and Randal Kolo Muani cases…
Targeted by OM, Timothy Weah wants to leave Juventus Turin to join the Marseille club. His agent clarified the situation via a message addressed to the Old Lady earlier this week. « Juve is a fantastic club. The sporting department is managed by three people. Two have class and another is still finding his way, » said Badou Sambague, the player’s representative. These rather virulent remarks have cast a chill over the negotiations.
He would prefer to sell Weah to Nottingham rather than to OM
On Thursday, Damien Comolli, now in charge at Juve, explained: « Timothy Weah wants to go to Marseille, but in football, you can’t choose a team, because if the right offer doesn’t come in, you’re left out. And the offer hasn’t come in yet. » However, several sources indicate that OM have made an offer. According to Sacha Tavolieri, OM have offered a loan with an option to buy of €14 million, as have Nottingham Forest. And the Belgian journalist, a specialist in the transfer window, indicates that « the Weah camp doesn’t understand why Damien Comolli accepts at Nottingham what he refuses at Marseille. » This same journalist believes that relations between Juventus and PSG have also become strained over the transfer of Randal Kolo Mani, and that Tottenham could take advantage of this to lure the striker away, even though he wants to go to Juve. « By wanting to play, Comolli could lose everything, » he believes. To be continued…