{"id":614690,"date":"2022-07-07T02:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T06:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614690"},"modified":"2022-07-07T02:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T06:32:49","slug":"juventus-to-sign-angel-di-maria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/07\/juventus-to-sign-angel-di-maria\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentine Free Agent to Complete Move to Serie A Side After Leaving France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/03\/juventus-paul-pogba-angel-di-maria\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juventus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have reached a full agreement to sign former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/01\/paris-saint-germain-sign-vitinha\/\" target=\"_self\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> forward <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/17\/juventus-angel-di-maria-agree-to-terms\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angel Di Maria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a free transfer. Per Fabrizio Romano, the deal is now done, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/jul\/06\/juventus-agree-deal-angel-di-maria-second-free-signing-with-paul-pogba#:~:text=%C3%81ngel%20Di%20Mar%C3%ADa%20has%20agreed,free%20signing%20of%20the%20summer.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after the winger signed a one-year deal with the Old Lady<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, despite some late flirtations with Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda to Juventus, here we go! Admfter agreement reached on free move, Di Mar\u00eda\u2019s expected to fly to Italy this week. \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Juvenrus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Juvenrus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paul Pogba will also be in Turin on Saturday, deal done weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>One-year deal for Di Mar\u00eda &#8211; docs being prepared to be signed soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7aAKfcrSEj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7aAKfcrSEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1544598777281085442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Juventus to Complete the Signing of Angel Di Maria<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Flirtations with Barcelona<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Di Maria was first linked with a move to Turin after he said his emotional goodbyes at Parc de Princes. Advanced negotiations had already begun. However, the move went cold for a while after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/barcelona-free-agents\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> entered the race for the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/28\/real-madrid-striker-loan-to-fiorentina\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a> man. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eyebrows were raised when a man once pledged to the white angels of Madrid agreed a move to their eternal rivals. But the <em>Blaugranas<\/em> pulled out of the deal at the last minute, leaving his future uncertain once again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The 34-year-old fell down the priority list after the Spanish side started targeting a host of other experienced players over the age of 30. With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/30\/robert-lewandowskis-future-bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Lewandowski<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2022\/05\/23\/628b855e268e3eb6538b457e.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcos Alonso<\/a>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/02\/18\/barcelona-offer-chelsea-defender-cesar-azpilicueta\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cesar Azpilicueta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> touted for a move to Barca, the club opted against signing another veteran in Di Maria. They are against raising the average age of the squad any further and instead are prioritising a move for 25-year-old Leeds winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/leeds-united\/2022\/06\/30\/62bddfc2e2704e600d8b45ce.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raphinha<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Read More: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/06\/juventus-target-serie-a-centre-back\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus Target Serie A Defensive Star<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Second Free Signing of the Summer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angel Di Mar\u00eda is poised to be the club\u2019s second eye-catching free signing of the summer after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11667\/12634486\/paul-pogba-to-juventus-man-utd-midfielder-agrees-four-year-contract-at-serie-a-club\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Pogba<\/a> returned to the Old Lady from Manchester. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 34-year-old forward is expected in Italy this week to complete his medicals and sign on the dotted line. Pogba is also due in Turin on Saturday, July 9 to complete his second coming after leaving the club for a record fee in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 \u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda will complete his Juventus medical on Friday and Paul Pogba will have his Juventus medical the following day.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romeoagresti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@romeoagresti<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tvd6vhtlwr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Tvd6vhtlwr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1544658142847533057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Angel Di Maria: Career So Far<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Di Maria arrives in Italy still at the top of his game, despite being at the peak of his career at 34 years of age. The Argentine spent the last seven years at Paris Saint-Germain, making 294 appearances for PSG. He scored 92 goals and provided 118 assists. He also won 14 major trophies, including five league titles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Di Maria began his career at home in Argentina with Rosario Central before moving to Benfica in 2007. The tricky winger signed for Real Madrid before having a spell to forget with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/06\/fulham-close-to-signing-andreas-pereira\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>. He saved his career with a switch to France in 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the International level, Di Maria has 25 goals in 122 senior caps for Argentina. He was part of the team that clinched the Copa America trophy last summer and scored in the <em>La Finalissima<\/em> against Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus have reached a full agreement to sign former Paris Saint-Germain forward Angel Di Maria on a free transfer. Per Fabrizio Romano, the deal is now done, after the winger signed a one-year deal with the Old Lady, despite some late flirtations with Barcelona. \u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda to Juventus, here we go! 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