Yesterday, Juventus began preparing for the league match against Hellas Verona with a training session open to the media and fans. Just over 300 Juventus fans were present at the Continassa Training Center, bringing a lot of enthusiasm and filling their favorites with affection. Among the most acclaimed was Thiago Motta, who seems to have entered the hearts of Juventus supporters in a very short time. In addition, Pierre Kalulu had his first training session as a Juventus player and is also a candidate to play in the league match against Verona, which will be played on Monday at 20:45.
McKennie renews until 2026, but negotiations for Nico Gonzalez remain unblocked.
McKennie seemed to be on the verge of moving to Aston Villa in the mega-swap that brought Douglas Luiz to Juventus. Now, the Juventus midfielder, after being reinstated in the Old Lady’s squad, is one step away from renewing his contract until 2026 with Juventus. McKennie, now, should be considered a real purchase for Thiago Motta who could even be deployed from the first minute on Monday against Hellas Verona, given the absences of Weah and Thuram. For an almost unexpected contract renewal, at Juve they are moving on to a negotiation that just can’t be unlocked. In fact, Nico Gonzalez, despite recent exclusions in the championship and Conference League, is still far from wearing the Old Lady’s shirt, as confirmed by the words of Ferrari, general manager of the Viola club: “There are eight days left, the conditions are not yet in place to do the operation. The basic conditions are missing to do the operation, we don’t need to give Nico away. We’ll see what happens in the last few days.”
Barcelona courts Chiesa and Juve hopes…
Barcelona are currently considering making their first official offer to Juventus for Federico Chiesa. Blaugrana coach Hansi Flick is personally pushing to convince the club to sign the Italian winger. Chiesa, for his part, would be thrilled to be able to sign for a prestigious club like Barcelona. It is no mystery that Juventus’ number 7 wants to play in the next Champions League and the Spanish club would allow him to do so, unlike Napoli and Roma, who have come forward in previous weeks. Juventus wants at least 15 million euros for Chiesa, but with an offer of between 10/12 million plus bonuses the deal could be closed. With the possible exit of the Italian winger, Giuntoli could have the resources necessary to try to unblock the Koopmeiners and Nico Gonzalez deals, without forgetting the Sancho dream.