Fabrizio Romano via Calcio Mercato is reporting that Juventus and AC Milan are once again considering a swap deal for Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta and Italy winger Federico Bernardeschi. The bulk of the negotiations occured before the Christmas break but fell apart due to Juventus not being completely convinced by Paqueta as a long term investment and simultaneously Bernardeschi's choice not to leave Turin at the moment.
@DiMarzio: There are ongoing talks between Milan and Juventus for the Paqueta-Bernardeschi exchange deal, the hurdle is the salary of the Italian player who is much higher than Paqueta.
— HomeOfMilan (@homeofmilan) January 26, 2020
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Paqueta has been tracked by PSG for the majority of the window as we reported here but they are turned off by his high valuation of about 30-35 million euros.
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