Serie A: Locatelli Extends Contract Deal With Juve Until 2028

By Chimezie Nebolisa

Italy international, Manuel Locatelli on Thursday penned downa new contract with Juventus until June 2028.

The Old Ladies revealed no more details about the contract extension but reports say that the midfielder will earn around €3.3 million a season with his new deal.

The 25-year-old signed initially on loan from Sassuolo in 2021 after winning the last European Championship with Italy and he has since established himself in Massimiliano Allegri's team.

Locatelli has already played over 100 times for Juve, scoring four goals from his deep-lying midfield position.

Last month he netted the winner against his boyhood club AC Milan at the San Siro, seven years to the day after scoring the winning goal for Milan against Juve in the same stadium.

Juve are currently second in Serie A, two points behind leaders Inter Milan ahead of Saturday's home clash with Cagliari.