Juventus could ask for Rodrigo Moreno in exchange if Leeds United come calling for the £23 million-rated Brazil international Douglas Costa next summer, as reported by Calciomercato.
Five months into his spell at Elland Road, how do we judge Rodrigo’s time under Marcelo Bielsa?
On one hand, the £27 million Spaniard has provided a few tantalising glimpses of top-class quality; those brilliantly taken goals against Manchester City and Newcastle, those mesmerising performances in the away-from-home batterings of Aston Villa and West Brom.
Then again, while there is no doubting his quality, consistency remains elusive. A series of niggling injuries, meanwhile, remain a cause for some concern.
With Calciomercato reporting that Juventus want Rodrigo as part of a deal that would see Douglas Costa go in the other direction, Leeds have a decision to make.
Do they swap their record signing, after just one season in West Yorkshire, for a man Marcelo Bielsa has admired for years?
Costa has struggled for game-time during a second spell at Bayern Munich, starting just three Bundesliga games this season. And, after loaning him out last year, Juventus are looking to cash in this time around.
The former Shakhtar Donetsk talisman is understood to be valued at around £23 million; similar to the fee Leeds paid for Rodrigo in August.
Of course, this would not be a direct swap. While Rodrigo is at his most comfortable through the middle, Costa is an old-school, touchline-treading winger.
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