Weston McKennie is leaving Juventus. Nothing new, but this time the destination remains a puzzle, especially after the American himself refused to move to Aston Villa as part of the exchange that the Juventus club has set up in recent weeks for Douglas Luiz (read the latest here). “Future? I will decide after the Copa America”, underlines McKennie himself, who in the interview with The Athletic retraces the stages of his career.
McKennie then spoke about his return to Juventus, following his loan at Leeds: “When I have to prove my worth once again I benefit from it, because it makes me even more honest with myself in terms of commitment and concentration. Something clicks. It’s like a recipe. I know the ingredients to make it and then… ‘boom’. I know it will taste good. After returning to Turin, I knew it would be challenging, but I didn’t think so much: I didn’t have my locker, I didn’t have a hotel room, I didn’t have a parking space in the changing rooms with the academy boys, even when in the main changing room there were players who had never played a match for Juventus because they had always been on loan. And I thought to myself: “Wow, I’ve only been away for six months. I come back and get treated like that. I couldn’t even have my jersey number (14), even though no one else had taken it. I said to myself: ‘Ok, do you want to treat me like this? I’ll show you everything on the field.'” Now, as mentioned, it’s the Copa America’s turn, then McKennie will decide his future definitively.
The point on Rabiot
Still remaining in the Juventus midfield, the future of Adrien Rabiot also matters. The Frenchman is evaluating all the proposals he has received, including that of the Bianconeri. After Saudi Arabia and the Premier League, LaLiga has also knocked on the midfielder’s doors, with Real Madrid reportedly thinking of him for the post-Kroos period. Meanwhile, Giuntoli has offered his mother-agent Madame Veronique a two-year contract with an option for a third year at figures similar to the current ones, therefore around 7.5 million per year. The long-awaited yes, however, has not yet arrived. And in a few days the Old Lady could turn to plan B.