Serie A giants Juventus are reportedly keen to sign 33-year-old Spanish international left-back Jordi Alba from Catalan Giants Barcelona in the upcoming winter transfer window.
Jordi Alba joined the FC Barcelona youth academy at a very young age, spending five years at La Masia before moving on to the Valencia youth academy. Alba finished his football education at the Valencia academy and was promoted to the main team. he soon made his La Liga debut.
After playing the first bars of his career as a left back, Alba converted to left back. And then, with Unai Emery, he established himself as one of the best Spanish left-backs and got the call-up for the national team. Alba then continued his consistency for the Spanish team and lifted the Euro 2012 title.
The left-back later returned to his childhood club, FC Barcelona, ​​and went on to become one of the best left-backs in the club’s history. Alba remained the undisputed starter for almost a decade and was also named captain a few years ago.
Juventus interested in Jordi Alba
After the promotion of the young left back Alejandro Cuchilla and the signing of Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba fell in the ranking of Xavi. The fullback right now is struggling to get playing time.
And in the midst of this, Sports journalist Luis Miguel Sanz reported that Serie A side Juventus have found interest in signing the Spanish international in the upcoming winter transfer window.
After a decade of dominance in the Italian league, Juventus have finished fourth in their last two Serie A campaigns. The Italian club have not had a good start to the season. They have only won two of their first seven league games. The Bianconeri are currently in eighth position in the table.
On top of that, Juventus suffered back-to-back UEFA Champions League defeats against Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica. The Bianconeri now understand the situation very well and want to strengthen their squad to recover from the days gone by.
Juventus’ main option at left-back, Alex Sandro, is past his prime. So the Bianconeri now want to sign an experienced full-back who can bring quality to their team. Thus they generated interest in Barcelona player Jordi Alba.
Barcelona are currently looking to get rid of the left-back and get rid of his high salary. They accepted an offer from Inter Milan, Juventus’ Serie A teammate, on the deadline day of the last transfer window.
They will be eager to release the defender on loan or permanent transfer during the January window. But the winger wants to stay at Barcelona and fulfill his contract. That is the only obstacle that Juventus will have to overcome to sign Alba.
Whats Next?
Juventus will face Bologna in their next outing and hope to return to form.
