Juan Manuel Iturbe has insisted that he was only aware of transfer interest three days ago and the only offer he considered was from Roma.
Juan Manuel Iturbe has insisted that he was only aware of transfer interest three days ago and the only offer he considered was from Roma.
The winger completed a transfer out to the capital club from Verona for an initial €22m on Wednesday, but only after talks between his representatives, the Gialloblu and Juventus” data-scaytid=”4″>Juventus reportedly broke down earlier in the week.
For the 21-year-old, though, the only offer presented to him was that of the Giallorossi.
“To be honest, I was on vacation with my family,” Iturbe commented at his official presentation at Trigoria today.
“I did not know anything about the market, I came back three days ago, my agent told me there was this possibility and we signed.
“It was not easy to negotiate with Verona – Roma have made a big push in the market, but I knew nothing of the speculation.
“Talks with Juventus, though? As I said, I have arrived here in Roma, I was told ‘we have this’, it was all clear, I really wanted to train as soon as possible.
“Roma made a good offer to Verona and convinced them, I am here and I am happy.
“Did my agent tell me about Juve? I did not travel to Turin, he was here and he said: ‘Manuel, this offer is good and I like it’.
“I said let’s go ahead and we signed the next day.”
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