Angel Di Maria, Adrien Rabiot, Leandro Paredes: Juventus Prepare to Release Big Stars After Sanctions

• Juventus are set to move on at least five players in the summer in a decisive effort to cut down on costs
• The Old Lady were recently docked points with the board of directors leaving their roles
• World Cup 2022 hero Angel Di Maria is one of the players earmarked for sale

Juventus are reportedly preparing for a massive clearout in the summer with close to five big-name players expected to depart.

The club is currently still trying to come to terms with its new situation after they were docked 15 points for financial malpractices.

The entire board of directors resigned leaving the Italian giants in dire need of rebuilding. Part of the new plan is to cut heavily on costs which includes moving in some of her highest earners whose contracts are running out.

Who will be sold?

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Football Italia reports that Angel Di Maria and Adrien Rabiot headline the list. Di Maria only joined the club last summer on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain.

The other players include Juan Cuadrado, Alex Sandro and Leandro Paredes who is on loan from PSG. Releasing these players would cumulatively save the Old Lady 70 million euros in one financial year.

Juventus are currently in 13th place with 23 points. They have filed an appeal against their points deduction, but qualification for the next season's Champions League remains bleak unless they win the Europa League.

Allegri's men are set to face Nantes in the play-off stage.

Paul Pogba situation

This comes at a time when Sports Brief reported that Juventus were considering terminating Paul Pogba's contract six months after signing him from Manchester United.

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It hasn't been the reunion expected with the midfielder yet to play a competitive game for the Old Lady this season due to injury issues.

There has been some increasing sense of disquiet between the club's board, the supporters and Pogba over his conduct since returning to Turin. He picked up a knee injury during a preseason game. He differed with the club on whether he should undergo surgery or not with the former Manchester United midfielder preferring not to be ready for the World Cup.