The transfer window is a theatre of the absurd, and never more so than when a club's entire hierarchy decides to implode just as a major deal is on th...
The transfer window is a theatre of the absurd, and never more so than when a club's entire hierarchy decides to implode just as a major deal is on the table. This is the predicament now facing Leon Goretzka, who according to GoalZaza sources is having second thoughts about a summer switch to Juventus. The reason The sheer, unadulterated chaos engulfing AC Milan.The situation at the San Siro has reached a point where the club is effectively in administrative limbo. No calls are being returned, no contracts are being drafted. It is a vacuum of power, and into that void, the entire transfer machinery has ground to a halt. For a player of Goretzka's calibre, who demands a clear project and a structured environment to thrive, staring into that abyss is a genuine deterrent. How can you commit to a move when you cannot even speak to the man who will be signing the cheques You cannot.Now, the gossip suggests this impasse is sending Goretzka back towards Turin. Juventus, by contrast, has a stable boardroom and a manager with a clear tactical identity. Thiago Motta's system craves exactly the kind of box to box energy and late arriving runs that Goretzka offers. He is not a pure holding midfielder; he is a transitional weapon, a player who can smash through a low block with sheer physicality. But is the allure of the Bianconeri's project enough to overshadow the fog of war at Milan That is the question rattling around the player's camp.Let us be brutally honest here. Goretzka is not a man who suffers fools. He left Schalke for Bayern because he wanted guaranteed Champions League football and a trophy laden environment. To swap the Allianz Arena for a club on fire, where directors are pointing fingers and agents are being ignored, would be a massive leap of faith. A leap he is no longer prepared to take. The pragmatic move, the safe move, the one that guarantees a clean kit and a clear game plan, is to say yes to Juventus.But this story has legs, and it will run and run until Milan appoint a sporting director who can actually pick up a telephone. For now, Goretzka is holding his breath. And in the cutthroat world of elite transfers, a breath held for too long is usually the first sign of a deal falling apart.
