The Italian was quizzed on the subject by a host of foreign reporters at a press conference this afternoon, when he unveiled Massimiliano Allegri as the club’s new manager.
Predecessor Antonio Conte some hours after holding crisis talks with the Turin giants’ hierarchy about the future of Chile international Vidal.
And while Marotta hopes to keep him beyond the summer, he failed to categorically dismiss growing speculation that the Red Devils will land him in the coming weeks.
He said: “Vidal is a Juventus player and we did not ever put him up for sale.
“We have never sat down at a table to deal with it. Having said that, from experience, I say that it is often a player who decides his own future.
“He has repeatedly expressed his happiness to stay in Turin and if this is confirmed we will happily continue together.”
