Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta has revealed that he has some regrets about not bringing former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie to Turin in the summer, the Daily Mail report.
Despite missing out on the Dutchman, Marotta believes his club have done well in the summer transfer window and claims that Manchester
United overpaid for van Persie who was in the final year of his contract at Arsenal.
“I have regrets about Van Persie, but it would have been a bad choice for the club if we had paid €30million for a player who would have seen his contract expire next year,’ Marotta told Tuttosport.
“We are happy with the business we were able to carry out.”
“We hit our targets with the acquisition of good, young players with reasonable salaries – (Kwadwo) Asamoah, (Mauricio) Isla and (Sebastian) Giovinco.”
Juventus did however sign one Arsenal player in the transfer window as Nicklas Bendtner joined them on a season long loan from the Gunners with a view to a permanent deal if the loan is a success.
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