Balerdi, contacts between Juventus and Marseille last summer
According to TuttoMercatoWeb, then-chief executive Damien Comolli had identified the Argentine defender as a target, and a deal with Marseille was in place. The move did not materialise due to the failure to sell players and the company restructuring wanted by John Elkann. At the end of the transfer window, Balerdi, who stayed at Marseille, chose AS Roma, which signed him on loan with a buy option set at 16 million euros, which becomes an obligation if the defender plays at least 55% of matches with at least 45 minutes on the pitch.
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- FIGC official site
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