The agent of Empoli defender Daniele Rugani says his value has tripled this season.

Rugani has signed for Juventus.

"There's a fundamental difference between being ready to play, and actually playing," David Torchia told Sportitalia.

"He's been redeemed by Juventus, who strongly believe in him.

"He's a very young lad, but he's had good experience in Serie A, and despite not having European experience, in my view he's ready to play for a club with those objectives.

"However, we also have to take into account that he belongs to a club which has the best defenders in Italy and Europe, so it's not very easy to arrive and get a starting shirt for 40 games.

"It's €4m that Juventus have spent, but I think that - at the absolute minimum - his value can now be tripled.

"And I mean this honestly, I don't know if I'd sell him for triple, because it could still increase.

"His growth has been exponential, but I can't say I'm surprised, as we all expected it."