{"id":365249,"date":"2025-08-22T18:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365249\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:09:11","slug":"locatelli-is-confident-that-trip-to-germany-has-prepared-juventus-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365249\/","title":{"rendered":"Locatelli is confident that trip to Germany has prepared Juventus well"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manuel Locatelli is set to play a leading role at Juventus<\/a> this season, despite recent interest from Al Ahli<\/a>. The Saudi Pro League club reportedly made an offer for his signature, but Juventus<\/a> chose to reject it, signalling their intent to retain the midfielder as a key figure in their squad.<\/p>\n

The Bianconeri have no immediate plans to sell Locatelli and would likely only consider letting him leave if presented with an extraordinary offer. The club view him as a vital part of their setup, and he appears ready to embrace the responsibilities that come with his position. Locatelli has spent time with the squad at their training camp in Germany, preparing for the upcoming campaign and ensuring he is fully integrated with his teammates.<\/p>\n

Juventus\u2019 pre-season was slightly shorter than usual due to their participation in the Club World Cup<\/a>, limiting the number of matches they played in preparation for the new season. Despite this, the team are confident in their readiness, having focused on building cohesion and sharpening their tactical approach during the training camp. Locatelli has expressed optimism about the squad\u2019s preparation and believes the work undertaken in Germany has strengthened their confidence.<\/p>\n

Speaking via Il Bianconero<\/a>, Locatelli said: \u201cWe start on Sunday. We\u2019re very happy to get going. We can\u2019t wait for the championship to begin. And then we\u2019ll be in front of our fans. It\u2019s certainly been a long year since last year, but now we have renewed energy; we\u2019ve done a good job of preparing. I think the work in Germany has also paid off, so we\u2019re happy and full of energy to start the new season.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Photo by Dan Mullan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Locatelli is expected to take on significant responsibility for Juventus<\/a> this season, providing stability in midfield and helping to dictate play from the centre of the park. His experience and technical ability will be crucial as the team competes on multiple fronts, with expectations high from both the management and supporters.<\/p>\n

By retaining Locatelli, Juventus<\/a> are signalling their intention to build a squad capable of competing for trophies, relying on a blend of established performers and emerging talent. The midfielder\u2019s leadership and consistency will be key to achieving those objectives, and he is well placed to make a substantial impact as the season progresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manuel Locatelli is set to play a leading role at Juventus this season, despite recent interest from Al…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824],"class_list":{"0":"post-365249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115073762549735997","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}