Greenwood in, Church out? The chances are increasing that there will be an alternation between the two on the right side of the Juventus attack: the one for which in Turin in 2020 they were very exposed for the blue, even if in the meantime he has found a better predisposition on the opposite side, because he manages to return with his right foot to reach the conclusion. The change of direction on the consideration for Chiesa – towards Thiago Motta’s new Juve – is due to technical, tactical and economic reasons: for this reason Giuntoli seems to prefer the Manchester United winger, who played for Getafe in his last season.
COMPARISON
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Chiesa would like to continue playing starting from the left: but Juve intends to definitively launch Yildiz in that area of the pitch. The evaluations of his characteristics also push him to the margins of Thiago Motta’s project: the new Juventus coach’s wingers have the obligation to make a great sacrifice with a lot of running backwards, something that Chiesa has never done with too much desire. Yildiz also needs to improve in this aspect: Greenwood, who is a 2001 player unlike Chiesa who was born in 1997, manages to guarantee greater effectiveness in re-attacking the ball. While the annual score is almost equal: 10 goals for both, the Englishman made 3 more assists (6) than the Italian (3).
CHURCH GOES DOWN, GREENWOOD GOES UP
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The age difference brings the experience factor in favor of Chiesa, but the analysis on the perspective rebalances everything. Greenwood costs much less: Juve, in fact, currently has Chiesa on its payroll for 5 million per year, and should provide for an adjustment in salary (even minimal) with the renewal; while the Englishman would arrive for around 4 million (maybe a few more bonuses) but without demanding the same status as the Italian, who at this point in his career wants to be the most important player in the squad. Juve is struggling to consolidate Chiesa’s position precisely because – due to his characteristics – he is not untouchable in Motta’s project.
market
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Greenwood is the winger that Giuntoli likes the most in the idea of completely revisiting Juventus’ advanced department. He is worth around 25 million and his contract expires in 2025, just like Chiesa. Juve must first of all sell the blue player, who Roma and Napoli like in Serie A (but in both cases – for now – he is not considered a transfer priority) and can also become a target for Manchester United, who are one of the Premier League clubs that the attacker would like. In short, net of the unrelated needs of Juventus and Manchester United, an exchange between Greenwood and Chiesa could also be hypothesized, in order to fully satisfy everyone’s needs with a maxi deal.
