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Updates from Thursday, July 24
Arturo Vidal spoke about his status on Thursday (via Gill Clark of Goal.com):
Arturo Vidal says he does not know if he will stay at Juventus but has ruled out a move to Manchester United.(...)
"I don't know if I will stay at Juventus, I'm happy here in Turin," he told Sky Italy.
"I will talk with Allegri on Monday. I'm not going to Manchester."
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Juventus star midfielder Arturo Vidal continues to be linked with a summer transfer move away from the club, amid reports Liverpoolhave joined Manchester United in the race for his signature.
At least one current teammate believes the Bianconeri cannot let the powerful midfielder walk, however, as Carlos Tevez told reporters at a press conference in Turin, Italy.
The former Manchester City striker spoke on the arrival of Patrice Evra and the departure of manager Antonio Conte while also touching on the future of El Rey Arturo, as per ESPN FC's Ben Gladwell:
Vidal's phenomenal and a real champion. I hope he stays here because we can't afford to let our champions leave. I'm delighted with Evra's arrival -- he's a great friend of mine. Let's now wait and see when we have our full squad what objectives we can set ourselves this season in Serie A and the Champions League. We just need to prove that we are a winning team. Conte had a big influence on our victories, but the scudettos are not only his merit. This is why we've now got to get even stronger.It's much more difficult winning a fourth straight scudetto than it is having to cope without Conte. His decision didn't disappoint me.
Fans of the Bianconeri are eagerly waiting to hear from Vidal, who has yet to officially announce he wants to leave the club. United havefrequently been cited as the favourites to pry the Chile international from Juventus, but according to the Chilean press (h/t Metro), Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers are ready to make an offer of their own.
A transfer fee of £42.5 million is being cited, which seems to be fair value for one of the world's best box-to-box midfielders. Vidal has been one of Juventus' most consistent offensive performers in the past three years, and via WhoScored.com, his defensive prowess is unmatched in Serie A: