Paul Pogba reportedly says 'yes' to Juventus return, Juve set to announce Maurizio Sarri's appointment and more Serie A news: 11 June 2019

Hello and welcome to the Serie A news and rumours of the day! As we head even closer to the summer transfer market, let's take a look at the top stories of the day surrounding the Italian league.

Chelsea star completes Torino switch

Torino president Urbano Cairo has confirmed that the Italian club have signed Chelsea full-back Ola Aina permanently.

The fee is said to be in the region of €10 million, with Torino also having signed two other players.

“We’ve redeemed Aina for €10m, as well as Cristian Ansaldi, and Koffi Djidji. Now Torino own all their players.”

Cairo also gave his view over the proposed European Super League, stating that his club are against the proposal.

“The whole of Serie A is against the forming of a Super League as it doesn’t represent the interests of all clubs. I don’t think that 60 years of history can be wiped out solely for business.

“The Super League idea isn’t shared with most clubs as it would only benefit 14 teams. It would unbalance the competition around Europe. The resources of players and money must be spread around, not go in one direction.”

Torino finished seventh last season and recorded their highest-ever Serie A points tally in a single campaign - 63.

“We fought for a European place until the end of the season. We were in the running for a Champions League place but missed out by a few points.

“We want to be ambitious. That’s why I intend to keep all my best players and strengthen the squad.

“I don’t want to talk about the possibility of Milan not participating in Europe next season. We’ll wait and see what the decision is first, then we can plan ahead.

“I watched Andrea Belotti play for the national team. He had a good game, made a lot of good runs and even laid on the assist for Nicolo Barella’s goal.”

Genoa up for sale, confirms club president

Club president Enrico Preziosi has confirmed that he will sell Genoa if a compelling offer comes.

The Serie A outfit barely avoided relegation last season, picking up just 38 points from the same number of games. They also lost their star striker Krzysztof Piatek to AC Milan in the January transfer window.

“The club is for sale. I’m tired and, if I get a serious offer, I’ll sell. If not, I’ll have to stay on.

“Stefano Capozucca will return as sporting director; we’ve already reached an agreement and he’ll come back to lend us a hand. If things go well, we can resume our journey together.”

Preziosi also revealed his interest for Empoli boss Aurelio Andreazzoli.

“I like Aurelio Andreazzoli. He’s a Coach that I like, but he’s still under contract with Empoli, as are other coaches we’re looking at. They’ll have to resolve their contracts before we can make a decision on them.

“We’re moving towards terminating Prandelli’s contract and we’re looking for an agreement that makes both parties happy.

“We’ll have to sort that out before appointing a new coach.”

Pjanic expects a great coach to take charge of Juventus

Massimiliano Allegri officially parted ways with Juventus at the end of the season.

Although the Old Lady are yet to announce Allegri's successor, star midfielder Miralem Pjanic expects a quality manager to take charge of the Italian champions this summer.

“Juve are such a well-run club that the coaching situation doesn’t bother me.

"I’m sure a great Ccoach will arrive.”

He also shared his views on Bosnia's Euro qualifier against Italy tonight.

“It will be a difficult game. Italy are favourites to win the group, but we want to win.

“We want to forget the 2-0 loss in Finland. It's important that we give a better performance, we will have a lot of fans in the stadium and they will help motivate us.

“It’s not often that Italy don’t qualify for a World Cup, they’re rebuilding now with a lot of young players.

“Roberto Mancini has them playing good football, but we’ll try to put them under pressure.

“It won’t be easy to stop Marco Veratti and Jorginho, but we’ll work out a way to stop them playing.”

Juventus set to announce Maurizio Sarri's appointment

Maurizio Sarri won the Europa League with Chelsea

Chelsea are set to lose the former Napoli manager as the Italian's move to Serie A champions Juventus draws closer than ever. Maurizio Sarri had a decent debut season at Stamford Bridge, helping the Blues to a third-place finish in the Premier League and guiding them to Europa League glory.

Unfortunately, the 60-year-old seemingly failed to gain the trust of the Chelsea board, who have given the green light to Sarri joining Juventus. But the Premier League side want the Italian champions to pay a compensation fee in return.

In his last season at Napoli, he nearly won the Serie A title. Sarri was praised for his offensive-oriented football, despite him never winning any major title in the Italian top tier. According to a recent report, Juventus will confirm Sarri's arrival between Wednesday and Thursday.

Pogba reportedly says 'yes' to Juventus return

Manchester United v Cardiff City - Premier League

Paul Pogba's reputation soared high when he played for Juventus. After spending four seasons in Turin between 2012 and 2016, the Frenchman returned to Manchester United for a then-world record fee.

However, he has been slammed for his inconsistent displays at Manchester United, despite the midfielder scoring 13 goals and providing nine assists in the Premier League last season.

Pogba has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer, with Real Madrid and Juventus interested in him. It has now been claimed that the 26-year-old has said 'yes' to the prospect of returning to Juventus. Economic aspects have been the main stumbling block for Juventus to finalize the deal, but the Old Lady could use anyone among Paulo Dybala, Douglas Costa and Alex Sandro to sweeten the deal.

It is believed that Manchester United have chosen Dybala. The Argentine endured a disappointing campaign, following Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival, and is likely to depart Juventus.

Edited by Samya Majumdar