Juventus has a deadline of Thursday to trigger the obligation to purchase Arkadiusz Milik, on loan from OM, set at seven million euros, excluding bonuses. Unwilling to pay, the Bianconeri are reportedly trying to negotiate a new loan for the 29-year-old Polish striker instead.Juve would like to keep the experienced Pole. The Turin club and OM are currently negotiating a new loan for the striker, who’s under contract until June 2025 with OM. This season, the club led by Pablo Longoria had already loaned Milik but with a non-compulsory purchase option.##NAJAVA_MECA_7320765##This time, the discussions would relate to a new loan but with a purchase obligation which would remain to be defined. Confirmed in his coaching position for next season, Massimiliano Allegri would like to keep the 29-year-old, who scored nine goals in 41 games (21 starts) last season.On the current loan contract, the option to buy has been set at around $7 million, plus $2 million in bonuses. However, Juventus would not want to pay that much. Milik would like to remain with the black-and-whites. French press claims that Milik will extend his contract at OM by another year, presumably to keep Juventus within the boundaries set by Financial Fair Play rules.❗Juventus are close to finding a new agreement for Milik with Marseille. A loan + obligation to buy. [@DiMarzio] #Juventus pic.twitter.com/K2Vp6MwhVZ— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuveEN) June 13, 2023 Recently, the Italian press has also reported interest from Lazio for Milik. Seventh in Serie A, after sanctions imposed in the case of artificially inflated capital gains, Juventus must play tight because of their finances. Optimism would nevertheless be to see the Polish international again with the jersey of the Old Lady next year.
