One of this season’s serious Serie A talents refuses to speculate on his future. Then again, maybe this shouldn’t be too much of a surprise.
With due respect to Crystal Palace and Southampton – the two clubs HITC understands are in the hunt for the Argentina international – Matias Soule has recently come under the spotlight of much bigger clubs. of the great clubs of Europe when he won the competition in 2020 together with then prodigy Velez Sarsfield.
Speaking to ESPN, Soule explains how much interest was shown to him four years ago. Until April 2024, and after a brilliant loan spell at Frosinone that saw him even compared to Diego Maradona after his sublime free-kick against Cagliari, the 20-year-old winger is likely to face another summer of speculation. before
But now he is more than used to rumours.
“At first it was difficult to accept coming here (to Italy),” explains Soule, who has also been compared to Paulo Dybala and models. his game after that of Lionel Messi. “But now I feel very comfortable.
“This is what I was looking for, to play and show my talent. (Juventus and I are) a good match.
“There were other teams like Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Benfica. I chose Juve for history, then there was Cristiano Ronaldo. Easy choice.”
While Ronaldo may be the past these days, sold to Man United in 2021, Soule could be the future for the Bianconeri. HITC understands that even if Juve decide to cash in on £30m Soule, the player who has scored ten goals in Serie A this season is likely to be viewed much higher than perennial mid-table Crystal Palace.
Oliver Glasner’s winger
HITC has been told Southampton are also interested in Barcelona’s one-time goalscorer. But if Soule has doubts about joining Oliver Glasner’s Palace outfit, it almost goes without saying that Southampton’s hopes are slim, even if Russell Martin can steer Saints back to the big time with the play-offs.
Meanwhile, it seems unlikely that Juventus would consider a swap deal for Soule and Carlos Alcaraz.
The Southampton-owned midfielder joined Massimiliano Allegri’s side in January. But having started just two of a possible nine league games, Juventus may be in no rush to trigger a release clause that could see Alcaraz join for a total of more than £40m.
HITC have been told Crystal Palace are also in the market for another Juventus-based winger. England Under-21 ace Samuel Iling-Junior is an option. Eagles boss Glasner wants to bring two rising Austrian talents to Rapid Wien duo Leopold Querfeld and Matthias Seidl..
