In the last days of the transfer window, Juventus finally managed to complete the transfer which has been in the works for some time. Argentinian midfielder Leandro Paredes was officially confirmed as a reinforcement of the ‘Old Lady’. He came from Paris Saint-Germain on a loan that could end in three ways. If he plays a certain number of games in the season, Juventus will have to buy him for 22.6 million euros. And in the next three seasons, he could pay the Parisians another 3 million euros through bonuses. If the mandatory buyout is not activated based on the number of matches played, Juve again has the option to buy the Argentinian at the mentioned price.𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | @LParedss is ⚪️⚫️✅#WelcomeParedes— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) August 31, 2022 If Paredes does not play a sufficient number of matches and if the Old Lady decides not to use the buyout option, then he will have to pay the French club 2.5 million euros for the loan and Paredes will return to PSG. The most likely option is that the buyout will still become mandatory as Paredes came to Turin hoping to play. At the beginning, PSG asked for 30 million, Juve offered 15 and it seems that the French were better negotiators. Paredes found himself on the transfer list in Paris this summer with a host of other players cut off by new director Luis Campos.Andalucian flair for Paris Saint-Germain… at cut price!Paredes has been on Juventus’ wish list for a long time. They first wanted him in the summer of 2017, when he was a member of Roma, but then Zenit offered the most (23 million euros and bonuses) and signed the Argentine. They wanted him two years later, but then PSG was an invincible competitor since they paid the Russians as much as 40 million euros. He spent three years in Paris and was then became unwanted. He came to Juventus to strengthen the central part of the midfield which was Juventus’ sore point last season. Allegri now has Manuel Locatelli, Weston McKennie, Denis Zakaria, Adrien Rabiot, youngster Fabio Miretti in midfield, waiting for Paul Pogba to recover and trying to get rid of Brazilian Arturo.##NAJAVA_MECA_6606633##With the arrival of Paredes, Juventus basically ended the transfer window in which they officially spent 102 million euros. The most expensive signing was the Brazilian stopper Gleison Bremer, who was paid 41 million euros to the city rival Torino. Juve allocated one million less for the loan purchase of Federico Chiesa, who was on loan from Fiorentina for two years worth 12,6 million. Filip Kostic arrived from Eintracht for 12 million euros, Arkadiusz Milik arrived on loan from Marseille, and Paul Pogba and Angel Di Maria arrived as free agents.
