With Genoa’s victory over Cagliari, and therefore with salvation mathematically acquired, the second obligation was triggered which, in fact, makes the transfer of Koni DeWinter (21) a fact awaiting official confirmation from the two clubs. Juventus will collect 8 million + 2 bonuses from the operation, in addition to a percentage on resale (as exclusively anticipated by TuttoJuve) of 20%. The Belgian defender managed to gain the trust of coach Gilardino and has now become a point of reference for the rossoblù rearguard. If some Juventus fans, last summer, weren’t too torn up about his sale, months later they will be wondering whether the management’s choice was correct or not. And the question to ask about it is more than legitimate.
REFLECTION – Yet it seemed that Koni might, at some point, have the chance to play his chances within the Juventus squad. At least this was the feeling until the tour to the United States, in the event in which Mister Allegri rotates all of his squad except De Winter in the matches played. A decision, so evident, that it tipped the scales towards the sale and Genoa’s interest – more concrete than that of Frosinone, Udinese, Lille and Everton – is fundamental for the choice of the new team. On the other hand, however, one cannot help but think of the fact that the Juventus defense is no longer made up of the great champions of the past and, consequently, the Belgian international could easily have had his say, demonstrating how another talent Next Gen would have been valued. This, then, forced the Bianconeri to return to the market in January and to insure Tiago Djalo for 3.5 million (plus the same amount in bonuses), a truly authentic mysterious object who was never deployed by the coach due to technical choice.
REFLECTION PART II – Alongside the football reflection, we put the off-field reflection, because Genoa finds itself in the hands of another possible capital gain and there are many clues that could lead De Winter away from Liguria exactly as happened to Radu Dragusin last January. Half the Premier League (Brighton, Everton, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, West Ham and Wolverhampton) is on his trail and the offers – if he were to leave – will start to be evaluated from 25 upwards. This situation may not turn out to be a win-win at all for Juventus, who cash in today and lose us tomorrow, but which could simply have the contours of a real regret.
