Manchester United and Galatasaray compete for Teun KoopmeinersTeun Koopmeiners’ move to Serie A giants Juventus has never quite worked out. If anything, it stands in stark contrast to his time at Atalanta, when he had risen to stardom under Gian Piero Gasperini.This led to the Old Lady paying a hefty amount to land him but he has never quite made a mark in Turin. He has often been used in multiple positions too.
There was a resurgence of sorts at left centre-back some weeks ago but that has faded.Sportmediasetreport that Koopmeiners’ time at Juve is coming to an end. His agent was in Turin to speak to the club and this marks the end of his time at the Old Lady.Manchester United are interested in the Dutchman and are competing with Galatasaray for his signature. The Bianconeri currently value Koopmeiners at no less than €30 million.
This is their attempt to recoup as much as they can, but this will be a problem.Manchester United and Gala would only offer an initial loan deal, as there is no guarantee of the versatile midfielder making immediate impact. But if Koopmeiners does well at the World Cup, things could change.