TURIN – And now what will he do Weston McKennie? And, above all, how Christian Giuntoli will manage the Texan midfielder, now out of the project Thiago Mottaafter the player’s no to Aston Villa which complicated the deal by increasing Juventus’ cash outlay Douglas Luiz? Seen in action already last summer, the director appeared to be a man of energy, with a strong personality, who fit perfectly into the role, and who had no problems, less than a month after his new assignment, in taking on the responsibility of going, together with his deputy John Mannain Tuscany to warn Leonardo Bonucci who would no longer be part of the Juventus project, despite the defender still having one year left on his contract. He had the same attitude with Alex Sandrowhen she told him several months in advance that his contract would not be renewed.
Giuntoli’s hard punch
A manager with a hard fist, as he had already demonstrated at Napoli, where he found himself having to resolve intricate and long-pending situations, also liquidating them with hasty but effective methods. Ask Milik, who did not accept the renewal, because he already had a half-agreement with Juventus, and found himself out of the squad for six months only to then accept the transfer to Marseille. Or to De Guzman, protagonist of a stormy farewell. Now Giuntoli has to deal with the McKennie issue, similar to that of Bonucci, given that the Texan’s contract with Juventus ends in June 2025.
His adventure with Juventus remains in the final credits, the Juventus management did not like the attitude of the player and his agent, who cashed in Turin to get a severance package and in Birmingham to get a top player’s salary. Yet Aston Villa seemed like the best solution for Weston: he could have relaunched himself by playing in the Premier League, after the terrible previous experience at Leeds, and in the Champions League. It is not excluded that, in the event that McKennie does not find a team that Juventus also likes by the end of the transfer window, he will be relegated to the margins.
