Federico Chiesa from Juventus to Barcelona would be the only small light in a story that has seen two huge losers so far: Federico Chiesa and Juventus. In bad stories there is never just one culprit, there is never just one responsible. In life and in love, and also in sports, at work and in football. The Old Lady paid one of the best talents in Italian football, perhaps at the time the best ever, 3 million for the first year of loan, 7 for the second, 40 for the obligation to redeem and 10 in bonuses to Fiorentina.
The balance sheet… Without Scudetti
In black and white, Chiesa never won a Scudetto and won two Italian Cups and a Super Cup, in the years in which he was European Champion with Roberto Mancini’s Azzurri. Did he play out of position, far from his ideal bricks under Massimiliano Allegri? Probably yes. Did he fail to adapt to the coach’s ideas? Definitely yes. Did he fail to become a leader and star, a driving force and up to the expectations and promises, the icon of Italian football? The facts tell the story.
The ‘small’ victory
Chiesa at Juventus, in this Juventus, has darkened. Grayed out. Injuries, obviously, have slowed him down, penalized him. But nothing can explain, and justify, Chiesa’s performance in recent times in black and white. And Juventus? They decided not to renew the contract of a player who earns 6 million until next summer and did not lower (indeed) their demands. Only that under these conditions they had in fact created a big problem at home: a ‘sellout’ affixed to one of the (former) stars of the squad. Under these conditions, how can they make money? At most, Juve then realized, it is better to avoid capital losses. Better not to give him to a direct competitor, because Inter is always lurking, and for this reason they are trying to sell Arnautovic and Correa in these days (it is unlikely they will succeed) to have him immediately or at expiry in the summer. For this reason they are accelerating with the best possible hypothesis abroad. Far from the Scudetto fight. A small victory, in a story that was wrong for everyone.