After just one season in Turin, 90min has learned that Angel Di Maria is planning to sign with another team as a free agent.
The Argentine World Cup winner left Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2017 and signed a one-year contract with Juventus. After a rough start in Serie A, in which he was dismissed in a loss to Monza for belligerent behavior, Di Maria's performance significantly improved in the first few months of 2023.
By scoring a winner against Freiburg the following month and a hat trick against Nantes back in February, Di Maria would prove to be crucial in Juventus' march to the UEFA Europa League semifinal.
Di Maria, though, has made 14 appearances since that goal without contributing a goal, and his performances in Juve's semi-final matches against Sevilla have angered supporters.
90min has learned that negotiations between Di Maria's representatives and Juve over a new one-year contract extension have stalled, and the forward is now expected to quit the organization.
MLS and Saudi Arabian clubs are reportedly interested in the player's talents as he becomes a free agency for the second consecutive summer, according to sources.
The club and Di Maria concur that parting ways at the end of the season is the best course of action.
The 35-year-old has previously spent significant amounts of time at the European powerhouses Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 2014 while playing for Real Madrid.
Following a string of poor performances, John Elkann, the CEO of Juventus' parent business, is 'running out of patience' with Massimiliano Allegri, 90min knows.
The Turin giants have had a difficult season both on and off the field, which culminated in a week in which they lost to Sevilla by a score of 2-1 in the Europa League semifinal, received a 10-point deduction for "capital gains" violations, and were soundly defeated by Empoli by a score of 4-1 on Monday night.
La Vecchia Signora will finish the season without a trophy and maybe in seventh place, which puts them outside of the spots for European qualification.
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