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Juventus Sporting Director Reveals Man Utd Wanted to Sign Merih Demiral This Summer

Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici has revealed that both Manchester United and AC Milan were desperate to sign Merih Demiral this transfer window.

Demiral moved to La Vecchia Signora at the start of the summer in an €18m deal from Sassuolo, after an impressive loan spell with the Neroverdi last season from Turkish side Alanyaspor.

Sassuolo only signed him permanently on July 1, but just four days he later he was carted off to Turin for a tidy profit in the region of €9m.

However, despite such a recent move, I Bianconeri's sporting director Fabio Paratici has now revealed that the club received a myriad of offers for the young defender throughout the summer, with Manchester United and Milan particularly interested.