Soccercorner.org - After four years with Juventus, Arturo Vidal confirmed to be leaving the club to return to the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich defend.
The two clubs reached an agreement for the transfer of the former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder was in the range of € 40 million, with the players toward the Allianz Arena as a substitute Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Juve sporting director, Beppe Marotta, admitted the decision removing Vidal, which in essence is one of the important pillars of the midfield, the player is taken because Chile itself expressed a desire to try new adventures, as well as Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez who had already gone.
"We always said he will not sell the player unless the player itself indicates that they want," Marotta said in a press conference on Monday (20/7).
"That's the situation. Tevez asked back to Argentina. Pirlo made a number of evaluations, and decided he wanted a new experience."
"[Angelo] Ogbonna asked for the opportunity and consistency in playing time, and for Vidal I have questioned him before I met with leaders Bayern Munich."
"He confirmed that he wanted a different experience. I also want to emphasize that the players have contracts that expire in 2017 [at Juve], while Bayern offers a five-year contract, and it is very important for the future."
"We are not the sellers of the club, we pay attention to those who can improve our quality level," said Marotta.
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