Juventus, meeting for Douglas Costa: the latest

There is a deal in the pipeline and the operations are nearly over. The future of Douglas Costa now seems to be intertwined with Juventus. Marotta, Branchini and Rummenigge are all at a meeting that has just begun and they are looking to hammer out the final details of a transfer that in all likelihood will be structured as a 6 million euro loan followed by a 40 million euro obligation to buy.

The meeting is to discuss whether the loan will be a one or two year loan and also what number of goals or appearances will be necessary to kick in the 40 million euro obligation. The player, meanwhile, did not train with his teammates tomorrow and is waiting for word that a deal has been reached. Once he receives it, he will fly out to Turin today or tomorrow for his medical visits.