Sassuolo chief Carnevale: Juventus were close to signing Berardi

Sassuolo chief Giovanni Carnevale is delighted they kept hold of Domenico Berardi.

The striker has been outstanding for Sassuolo so far this season.

Carnevale told TMW: Having managed to retain Berardi is a very important thing for us, we are talking about a true champion.

"What surprises me is that in many years there have been no big clubs to have approached him. We are obviously happy to keep him, as long as we can, so be it.

"Juve came close this year, but in the end the deal it didn't materialise because for us the player has value."