Alberto Aquilani’s agent deems next 24 hours ‘decisive’ if move from Liverpool to Juventus is to become permanent

Alberto Aquilani – Juventus (Getty Images)

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Alberto Aquilani‘s agent has deemed the next 24 hours “decisive” if the midfielder is to make his loan move from Juventus to Liverpool permanent, but has also raised the prospect of a move to AC Milan or Inter.

After making just 18 appearances for Liverpool under Rafael Benitez, the midfielder played consistently for Juventus this term and forced his way back into the international set-up.

Aquilani’s agent, Franco Zavaglia, said: “All season Juventus have always given me the necessary guarantees that they want to keep Alberto.

“The next 24 hours will be decisive. Any eventual economic agreements will follow after Juventus make their decision.”

Liverpool are required to make their final payment for the player at the end of June which would take the total transfer fee paid by the Reds to Roma up to over £17 million, but according to the Liverpool Echo, Juventus are not willing to pay £14m for the player, instead only offering £6m.

Further doubt over the completion of a permanent deal has been cast by the recent appointment of Antonio Conte as Juventus boss, but Aquilani’s agent has stated that the player would listen to other offers from Italy should the deal fall through.

“If Juventus can’t do a deal for Alberto and he has to return to Liverpool, then Milan would certainly be a destination that he would accept,” added Zavaglia.

Any permanent deal struck would also involve the Reds giving five per cent of the transfer fee to Roma as a result of a sell-on clause in the deal negotiated when the 26-year-old moved to Merseyside.

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