Juventus End En-Nesyri Pursuit After Striker Rejects Loan Move

Overview

• Director Giorgio Chiellini said negotiations are over because Juventus will not buy Youssef En-Nesyri outright and the player had doubts about the deal structure.
• Reports earlier in the weekend said the forward sought a permanent transfer and was weighing a return to Sevilla, so he withheld final approval.
• Juventus and Fenerbahçe had reached a provisional agreement on a short-term loan with an option to buy, with reported figures ranging from a €3–5m loan fee and a €17–22m option.
• Sporting director Marco Ottolini held talks in Istanbul and returned to Turin without the player after plans for a medical were floated for early this week.
• The club’s search for a centre-forward continues due to Dusan Vlahović’s injury and mixed returns from other strikers, with the Italian window open until February 2.