According to Tuttosport and the Corriere dello Sport (via reddit), the Turinese side intends to offer only half of that sum (€15m), with the former Stoke man’s deal set to expire in 2019.
The Bianconeri are set to look for centre midfielders in the January window, with the likes of Mario Lemina and Kwadwo Asamoah heading to the African Cup of Nations, while the likes of Claudio Marchisio and Sami Khedira aren’t enough to guarantee a certain bite, one we argued exited the building along with Paul Pogba.
Beyond Belgian international Axel Witsel, the Bianconeri are still working on numerous fronts, including Corentin Tolisso, Mahmoud Dahoud, Tomas Rincon, Franck Kessie and Roberto Gagliardini.