The Juventus DG Comolli is ready to build a winning team around Turkish. Also to discourage the top clubs that will return to knock on the Continassa door for him

Journalist

September 3 – 23:40 – Turin

Summer 2024, Kenan Yildiz, fresh from renewal until 2029, debuts in Serie A with the number ten and makes two assists in the first two games. A couple of weeks later the first goal in the Champions League will also arrive at the debut against PSV. Summer 2025, the Turkish boy starts again with two assists, all concentrated in the first championship match and Juventus is ready to arm him again, gratifying him with a salary from Big. From the current million and a half, which makes one of Madama’s least paid players, to the top five, behind only the out of the outside Dusan Vlahovic (12) and Jonathan David (6) and on the levels of a leader like Gleison Bremer. Yildiez in the center of the village for a fresher, more attractive and also more winning lady: this is the project of the new Juventus manager, which, around its 100 million pepper, wants to set up a bright firmament with the aim of holding it for a long time. The interviews for the renewal have already begun, it will take some time as in all the negotiations but nobody has doubts about how it will end, because Kenan and Juventus have already made the promise of love. The club does not want to lose it and he considers Turin the right place to continue growing, to make the definitive leap in quality.

Yildiz, exponential growth

Two years ago, when Yildiz abandoned the status of young man to enter the Stable plant in Serie A, his market value was less than 10 million. In one year he splashed at 50 and for Juventus now touches the triple figure: 100 million, perhaps even more. Damien Comolli refused 70 million from Chelsea at the end of July and previously, shortly after taking office in Continassa, he had immediately connected the contacts with the family of the Turkish playmaker, increasingly loved by companions and fans and increasingly courted by the sponsors. Kenan’s smile is a bit like that of his idol Alessandro Del Piero: he bucks the screens and sends social networks, not surprisingly, the 20 year old from Ratisbona has recently become a testimonial of a famous video game company. One more confirmation of his grip on kids. A matter of attitudes and interpretation of football: ten Juventus player with German pragmatism inherited from his mother combines the creativity that the Turkish father transmitted to him. The result is a competitive and obsessive Yildiz in all – even in nutrition -, but at the same time in love with the ball and people, who often delights with plays a little street and a little from PlayStation: from dribbling in the strait to the delicious illuminating passages.

The new Juve will be born around Yildiz

Everyone for Yildiz and Yildiz for everyone. Starting with John Elkann, the first of the number ten admirers. The lawyer’s grandson appreciates Kenan’s style and never misses an opportunity to congratulate the boy. It has happened several times in recent months: from the meeting in Washington during the club world championship at the crossroads before August 15th on the sidelines of the family game between Juventus and Juve Next Gen. Elkann wants to bring the family club back in triumph and aims to do it with Yildiz as a man’s image of the lady. The renewal of the Turkish will be only the first card of the project: the idea of ​​Comolli, of his right arm Giorgio Chiellini and Dt Francois Modesto is to build a Juventus at Yildiz height. Not only do ten, but reinforce the team more and more to discourage the top clubs that will surely return to knock on the Coninassa door to Yildiz. One hundred million seem many, but in reality they are not a crazy figure for the premier clubs. Just look at the recent shopping of Liverpool, who in the same session broke twice the roof twice: first for the midfielder Wirtz (ex Bayer Leverkusen) and in recent days for Alexander Isak, former Newcastle. For all these reasons, in addition to extending the contract it will be important to reinforce Juventus to arm the marriage with Kenan and avoid any type of future temptation. Everything helps and Igor Tudor is also doing its part. The Croatian coach since his arrival at Continassa (23 March) has put Kenan in the center of Juventus: more responsibilities on the pitch and also in the locker room despite the young age. At the beginning of the season, Tudor included Yildiz in the elite of the deputy captains, at the same time one responsibility and an extra certificate of esteem.



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