Juventus are still waiting for Paris Saint Germain and Randal Kolo Muani to reach an agreement, and that delay is holding up a bigger plan. Juventus want two centre-forwards this summer, but for now they are leaning on a very small group of attackers. Their only options are Lois Openda and Arkadiusz Milik, with Jonathan David on holiday after the World Cup and Jeff Ekhator injured.

Juventus' attack without Kolo Muani

The concern is not hard to see. Juventus have won only one of their last five Serie A matches, with three draws and one defeat in that run. They finished sixth in Serie A on 69 points, which is a decent base but not a side that can afford to drift through a transfer window without adding more thrust up front.

The longer the Kolo Muani deal drags, the more exposed that forward line looks. Juventus are still trying to get two strikers in, yet the present setup leaves them with two available senior attackers and no clear sign that the situation is about to ease.

The other deals moving around Italy

AS Roma have been pushed into a much harder race for Crysencio Summerville. Al-Hilal have put together an offer worth circa €80m including add-ons plus €15m per season, while Roma's bid was around €50m with a €4m per season salary offer.

Summerville's numbers explain why the Saudi club are pushing so hard. He has a 7.64 rating across four appearances, with two goals and two assists in 257 minutes. Roma are still in the conversation, but the scale of the money now hanging over the deal is obvious.

Chelsea also remain part of the Serie A noise. Axel Disasi is the third Chelsea defender linked with a move to Serie A this summer, after Benoît Badiashile and Trevoh Chalobah, while Como have already had two bids rejected for Chalobah. Chelsea have lost three of their last five matches, and they are still being pressed on fees rather than getting players off the books cleanly.

For Juventus, though, the main issue remains the same. They need the Kolo Muani talks to move, because the rest of the striker picture is already too thin for comfort.

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