MONACO have agreed a deal to sign Genoa wonderkid Pietro Pellegri for £22million.
Manchester United and Chelsea had registered their interested in him earlier this season, while the striker, 16, was in talks with Juventus over a transfer only last week.
However, Monaco have reached an agreement with Genoa, which will see them pay £22m up front, with the possibility of an extra £4.3m in add-ons.
Pellegri will be in the Principality for a medical on Sunday, having agreed a five-year contract worth £17,000-a-week.
Juventus’ highest bid was at around £17.5m — including add-ons — and they refused to produce a counter-offer to Monaco.
In recent seasons, the Bianconeri have enjoyed a high success rate when it comes to signing the best prospects in Italy.
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Mattia Caldara and Riccardo Orsolini are among the most recent examples, but they have lost out on one of the most highly-rated players the country has produced for some time.
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And, on the final day of last season, he became the first player born after 2001 to score in the top flight, and hit a brace against Lazio this season.
Juventus are expected to turn their attentions to Cagliari’s highly-rated North Korean striker Han Kwang-Song.
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